かごめ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of かごめ – see the following entry.
籠目
A kagome lattice; an arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.
Short for 籠目籠目(かごめかごめ) (kagome kagome): the "bird-in-the-cage"; a Japanese children's game, similar to English children's games, like tag and blind man's bluff.
Short for 籠目紋(かごめもん) (kagome mon): a kind of 家紋 (kamon, family crest) featuring the shape of a six-pointed star, like the Star of David, appearing in the intersections of a kagome lattice in the design.
(This term, かごめ (kagome), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Noun

かごめ (kagome

  1. 香籠: (obsolete) fragrance