金継ぎ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 継
きん
Grade: 1 		つ
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
金繼ぎ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 金(きん) (kin, “gold”) + 継(つ)ぎ (tsugi, “repairing, mending; joining”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲĩnt͡sɨɡʲi]

Noun

金(きん)継(つ)ぎ • (kintsugi) 

  1. kintsugi (the art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold)
    Synonym: 金繕い
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