砂金 (さきん, sakin) Japanese meaning: gold dust | Kotomora金
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Apply gold dust to create maki-e lacquerware.
Etymology
Compound of 砂 (sand) and 金 (gold), literally 'sand gold'. The reading さきん is the standard on'yomi combination; しゃきん is a less common variant reading.