Etymology

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Today it means: A Japanese carved bead worn between the inrō and netsuke. Full definition →

Japanese 緒締め
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from緒締め
  2. English todayojime

Borrowed from Japanese 緒締め (literally “cord fastener”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.