kintsugi

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 金継ぎ (kintsugi, literally “golden repair, golden joinery”).

• IPA^(key): /kɪntˈsuːɡi/
• Hyphenation: kin‧tsu‧gi

kintsugi (uncountable)

1. The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold or similar material, highlighting the cracks instead of disguising them.

   Synonym: kintsukuroi

   • 2015 September 16, Patrick Healy, “For Christopher Shinn, Confronting Death Brings a New Play to Life”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In rehearsals here the director, Oliver Butler, has brought up kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects with powdered gold or other colors to accentuate the cracks.

kintsugi

1. Rōmaji transcription of きんつぎ

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 金継ぎ (kintsugi, literally “golden repair, golden joinery”).

• IPA^(key): /kinˈsuɡi/ [kĩnˈsu.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -uɡi
• Syllabification: kin‧tsu‧gi

kintsugi m (uncountable)

1. kintsugi