根付
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 根 | 付 |
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Compound of 根 (ne, “root, base”) + 付け (tsuke, “attachment, attacher”), stem noun form of verb 付ける (tsukeru, “to attach”), 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, “belt”).
Noun [edit]
根付 (hiragana ねつけ, romaji netsuke)
- a netsuke
