螺鈿

See also: 螺钿

Chinese
aquatic snail gold inlaid work
trad. (螺鈿) 螺 鈿
simp. (螺钿) 螺 钿

Pronunciation

Noun

螺鈿

  1. (art) mother-of-pearl inlay, often in lacquer

Japanese
螺鈿 (raden): mother-of-pearl inlay in lacquer.
Kanji in this term
螺 鈿
ら
Jinmeiyō		 でん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 螺鈿／螺钿 (lwa dien, literally “conch, spiral snail + inlay”). Compare modern Mandarin 螺鈿／螺钿 (luódiàn, “mother-of-pearl inlay”).

Pronunciation

Noun

螺(ら)鈿(でん) • (raden) 

  1. mother-of-pearl inlay, often in lacquer

Synonyms
  • 貝磨(かいすり) (kaisuri), 貝磨(かいす)り (kaisuri)
  • 青貝塗(あおがいぬり) (aogai nuri), 青貝塗(あおがいぬ)り (aogai nuri)

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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