kirikane
Meanings
noun
- A Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, consisting of gold leaf, silver leaf or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), from 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”) + 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”).
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