Chinese

Noun

螺鈿

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

Japanese

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

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

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) らでん [ràdéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) ら​でん [ráꜜdèǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾ̠a̠dẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

螺鈿 ‎(hiragana らでん, romaji raden)

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

Synonyms

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

See also

• 青貝 (あおがい) ‎(aogai): mother of pearl (the material)
• 真珠層 (しんじゅそう) ‎(shinjusō): mother of pearl (the material)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 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

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan