かいざいく
Japanese
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貝細工 |
Etymology
editFrom 貝 (kai) + 細工 (saiku). The saiku changes to zaiku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editかいざいく • (kai-zaiku) ←かひざいく (kafi-zaiku)?
- shell-based craftsmanship
Derived terms
edit- 帝王貝細工 (teiō kai-zaiku, “helichrysum”)