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- Japanese · borrowed from根付
- English todaynetsuke
From Japanese 根付 (netsuke). Literally 根 (ne, “root”) + 付け (tsuke, “attach”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
netsuke
ne·tsu·keToday it means: A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Full definition →
Japanese 根付