kirikane

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 截金(きりかね) (kirikane), from 截(き)る (kiru, “to cut”) + 金(かね) (kane, “metal; money”).

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.

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: 截金 (きりかね, kirikane)
• Russian: кириканэ (kirikanɛ)

Further reading

• Category:kirikane on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• kirikane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

kirikane

1. Rōmaji transcription of きりかね