ぐり

Japanese
Alternative spellings
屈輪
倶利

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぐり​ [gùríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

ぐり • (guri) 

  1. a curved fern-like pattern used in decorating carved lacquer and Zen Buddhist temples

Synonyms
  • 屈輪(ぐり)文(もん) (gurimon)
  • ぐりん (gurin)
  • ぐりぐり (guriguri)

Descendants
  • → Persian: غوری (ğôri, “a sort of porcelain”)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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