"kirikane" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), from 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”) + 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Japanese, {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|截金|きりかね}} 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), {{ja-r|截る|きる|to cut}} 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”), {{ja-r|金|かね|metal; money}} 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kirikane (uncountable)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Crafts Categories (place): Japan Translations (Translations): 截金 (kirikane) (alt: きりかね) (Japanese), кириканэ (kirikanɛ) (Russian)

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