根付

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Netsuke

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
根	付
ね Grade: 3	つ(け) Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
根付け

Compound of 根 (ne, “root, base”) +‎ 付け (tsuke, “attachment, attacher”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 付ける (tsukeru, “to attach”, transitive), from the way the netsuke was attached to the end of the drawstring of a coin purse or pouch to prevent the drawstring from slipping through one's 帯 (obi, “sash, belt”).^[1]^[2]

See the 提げ物 (sagemono) entry for an illustration of how netsuke were used.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねつけ [nètsúké] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) ねつけ [nètsúkéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ne̞t͡sɨ̥ke̞]

Noun

根(ね)付(つけ) • (netsuke)

a netsuke: miniature sculptures that serve as a fastener for a sagemono (a pouch, like a coin purse, tobacco pouch, or pillbox).

Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
根	付
ね Grade: 3	つ(き) Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
根付き

Compound of 根 (ne, “root, base”) +‎ 付き (tsuki, “attaching”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 付く (tsuku, “to attach”, intransitive).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねつき [nètsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ne̞t͡sɨkʲi]

Noun

根(ね)付(つき) • (netsuki)

rooting
a rooted plant
short for 根付き魚 (netsuki uo): a non-migratory fish that lives among the roots of seaweed or coral

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 3.0 ^3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK7-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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