根付

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根付 (netsuke): a netsuke.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
つ(け)
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
根付け

Compound of (ne, root, base) +‎ 付け (tsuke, attachment, attacher), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 付ける (tsukeru, to attach, transitive), 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 (obi, sash, belt).

See the 提げ物 (sagemono) entry for an illustration of how netsuke were used.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(つけ) (netsuke

  1. a netsuke: miniature sculptures that serve as a fastener for a sagemono (a pouch, like a coin purse, tobacco pouch, or pillbox).
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
つ(き)
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
根付き

Compound of (ne, root, base) +‎ 付き (tsuki, attaching), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 付く (tsuku, to attach, intransitive).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(つき) (netsuki

  1. rooting
  2. a rooted plant
  3. short for 根付き魚 (netsuki uo): a non-migratory fish that lives among the roots of seaweed or coral

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN