ぐり

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
屈輪
倶利
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Etymology

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Particularly: “A sound-symbolic formation, perhaps related to ぐりぐり (press and massage) (referring to the carving process) and/or ぐるぐる (turning round and round) (referring to the whirling patterns of guri lacquer).”

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Noun

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ぐり (guri

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

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References

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