netsuke

English

Etymology

A dog-shaped netsuke.

From Japanese 根付 (netsuke). Literally 根 (ne, “root”) + 付け (tsuke, “attach”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /nɛt.ˈsu.ki/, /nɛt.ˈsu.keɪ/, /ˈnɛt.skeɪ/, /ˈnɛt.ski/
• Hyphenation: ne‧tsu‧ke

Noun

netsuke (plural netsukes or netsuke)

1. A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Translations

miniature sculptures

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bengali: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 根付 (gēnfù)

• French: netsuke m
• German: Netsuke (de) n
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 根付 (ねつけ, netsuke), 根付け (ねつけ, netsuke)
• Korean: 네쓰케 (nesseuke)
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: netsuke m
• Russian: (indeclinable) нэ́цкэ (ru) n (nɛ́ckɛ), (indeclinable) нэ́цукэ n (nɛ́cukɛ), (indeclinable) нэ́цке (ru) n (nɛ́cke)
• Urdu: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: netswce m

Further reading

• Category:netsuke on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Japanese

Romanization

netsuke

1. Rōmaji transcription of ねつけ

Portuguese

Noun

netsuke m (plural netsukes)

1. netsuke (miniature Japanese sculptures)