根付

Japanese
根付 (netsuke): a netsuke.

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
根 付
ね
Grade: 3		 つ(け)
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
根付け

Compound of 根 (ne, “root, base”) +‎ 付け (tsuke, “attachment, attacher”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 付ける (tsukeru, “to attach”, transitive), from the way the netsuke was attached to the end of the drawstring of a coin purse or pouch to prevent the drawstring from slipping through one's 帯 (obi, “sash, belt”).[1][2]

See the 提げ物 (sagemono) entry for an illustration of how netsuke were used.

Pronunciation

Noun

根(ね)付(つけ) • (netsuke) 

  1. a netsuke: miniature sculptures that serve as a fastener for a sagemono (a pouch, like a coin purse, tobacco pouch, or pillbox).
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
根 付
ね
Grade: 3		 つ(き)
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
根付き

Compound of 根 (ne, “root, base”) +‎ 付き (tsuki, “attaching”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 付く (tsuku, “to attach”, intransitive).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねつき​ [nètsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

根(ね)付(つき) • (netsuki) 

  1. rooting
  2. a rooted plant
  3. short for 根付き魚 (netsuki uo): a non-migratory fish that lives among the roots of seaweed or coral

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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