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根付

根付

Japanese

根付 (netsuke): a netsuke.
Kanji in this term
根 付
ね
Grade: 3 		つ(け)
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 根付け

Noun

根付 ‎(hiragana ねつけ, romaji netsuke)

  1. A netsuke; miniature sculptures that serve as a fastener for a sagemono (a pouch, like a coin purse, tobacco pouch, or pillbox).

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Etymology

Compound of 根 ‎(ne, “root, base”) +‎ 付け ‎(tsuke, “attachment, attacher”), the 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 付ける ‎(tsukeru, “to attach”), from the way the netsuke was attached to the end of the drawstring of a coin purse or pouch to prevent the drawstring from slipping through one's 帯 ‎(obi, “sash, belt”).[1][2]

See the 提げ物 ‎(sagemono) entry for an illustration of how netsuke were used.

Pronunciation

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