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金砂子 (きんすなご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん砂すな子ご

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to fine particles or powder of gold, often used in traditional crafts or decoration.

蒔まき絵えには金きん砂すな子ごが使つかわれる。
Gold dust is used in maki-e lacquerware.

Kanji

金gold
砂sand
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

金きん粉ぷん
金粉 is a more general term for gold powder, while 金砂子 often implies a finer, dust-like consistency used in decorative arts.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 砂子 (sunago, 'sand dust, fine sand'). The reading きんすなご is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 金 and the kun'yomi of 砂子.