七しっ宝ぽう

noun

the seven treasures (Buddhism)

Buddhist term referring to seven precious substances: gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, and lapis lazuli. The exact list can vary by sutra.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうの経きょう典てんには、七しっ宝ぽうとして金きん、銀ぎん、真しん珠じゅなどが挙あげられている。

  Buddhist scriptures list gold, silver, pearls, and others as the seven treasures.

noun

cloisonné ware

Abbreviation of 七宝焼き (shippō-yaki). Refers to the enamelware technique where metal wires form cloisons filled with colored enamel.

See also: 七宝焼き

• この花か瓶びんは七しっ宝ぽうで、細こまかい模も様ようが美うつくしい。

  This vase is cloisonné, and its fine patterns are beautiful.

noun

shippō pattern (overlapping circles)

Only with reading しっぽう

Abbreviation of 七宝つなぎ (shippō-tsunagi). A traditional Japanese geometric pattern of interlocking circles, often used in textiles and design.

See also: 七宝つなぎ

• 着き物ものの帯おびに七しっ宝ぽうの文もん様ようが織おり込こまれている。

  The obi has a shippō pattern woven into it.

noun

shippō emblem

Only with reading しっぽう

A family crest or emblem featuring the shippō pattern. Used in heraldry and traditional design.

• この家いえの家か紋もんは七しっ宝ぽうです。

  This family's crest is the shippō emblem.