inro

See also: inrō

English

Etymology

From Japanese 印籠 (inrō).

Noun

inro (plural inro or inros)

  1. A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.
    • 1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141:
      Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.

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Root

inro (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨑᨚ)

  1. precategorial root (rotating movement)

Derived terms

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