facet; faceted object
Refers to a cut surface or an object with cut facets, especially in glasswork. Often used in compound terms like 切り子ガラス (cut glass) or 江戸切子 (Edo-style cut glass).
Edo-style cut glass has beautiful fine facets.
This vase has a faceted pattern.
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
Edo faceted glass; Edo cut glass
Standard kanji spelling for faceted objects, especially cut glass.
Variant spelling without okurigana; seen in traditional craft names like 江戸切子.
Rare variant of 切り籠; not standard for faceted objects.
Rare kanji form using 籠; not standard for faceted objects.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 子 (ko, diminutive suffix), literally 'little cut thing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has long been associated with faceted glassware.