きゃら

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きゃら – see the following entry.

【伽羅】 [noun] Short for 伽羅木 (kyaraboku): a Japanese yew variety, Taxus cuspidata var. nana [noun] an aromatic tree [noun] incense, especially when made from such aromatic wood [noun] (by extension) something of high quality, a rarity, a luxury [noun] (historical slang, obsolete) during the Edo period, a red-light district slang word for "money" [noun] flattery, sycophancy

(This term, きゃら (kyara), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)