鎮ちん子し

noun

ornamental curtain weight

Traditional Japanese interior item: a decorative weight placed on curtains, scrolls, or cloth to prevent them from being disturbed by wind. Often made of metal, ceramic, or stone. The reading ちんし is most common; ちんす and ちんじ are less frequent variants.

• 床とこの間まの掛かけ軸じくに鎮ちん子しを添そえる。

  Place a curtain weight on the hanging scroll in the alcove.

• 風かぜでカーテンが揺ゆれないように鎮ちん子しを使つかう。

  Use ornamental weights so the curtains don't sway in the wind.