螺鈿

See also: 螺钿

Chinese

aquatic snail gold inlaid work
trad. (螺鈿)
simp. (螺钿)

Pronunciation


Noun

螺鈿

  1. (art) mother-of-pearl inlay, often in lacquer

Japanese

螺鈿 (raden): mother-of-pearl inlay in lacquer.
Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
でん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 螺鈿 (lwa dien, literally conch, spiral snail + inlay). Compare modern Mandarin 螺鈿螺钿 (luó diàn, “mother-of-pearl inlay”).

Pronunciation

Noun

螺鈿 (hiragana らでん, rōmaji raden)

  1. mother-of-pearl inlay, often in lacquer

Synonyms

  • 貝磨 (かいすり) (kaisuri), 貝磨 (かいす) (kaisuri)
  • 青貝塗 (あおがいぬり) (aogai nuri), 青貝塗 (あおがいぬ) (aogai nuri)

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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