kirikane

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), from 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”) + 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”).

Noun

kirikane (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, consisting of gold leaf, silver leaf or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.

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Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

kirikane

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きりかね
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