籠目
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 籠 | 目 |
| かご Grade: S |
め Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 籠 (kago, “basket”) + 目 (me, “eye, hole”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- 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 (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 (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.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 籠目籠目 (kagome kagome): bird-in-the-cage
- 籠目紋 (kagome mon): a shape like the Star of David, appearing in the intersections of a kagome lattice
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN