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金錯 (きんさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん錯さく

Meanings

1

noun

gold inlaying

Refers to the decorative technique of inlaying gold into a surface, often metal or wood. A specialized craft term.

この刀かたなの鍔つばには金きん錯さくが施ほどこされている。
The tsuba of this sword has gold inlaying.

Kanji

金gold
錯confused, mix, be in disorder

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 錯 (saku, 'inlay' or 'mix'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with metal inlay techniques.