kintsugi

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 金継ぎ (kintsugi, literally “golden repair, golden joinery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪntˈsuːɡi/
• Hyphenation: kin‧tsu‧gi

Noun

kintsugi (uncountable)

1. The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold or similar material, highlighting the cracks instead of disguising them.

   Synonym: kintsukuroi

   • 2015 September 16, Patrick Healy, “For Christopher Shinn, Confronting Death Brings a New Play to Life”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In rehearsals here the director, Oliver Butler, has brought up kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects with powdered gold or other colors to accentuate the cracks.

Translations

the art of repairing broken pottery with gold-mixed laquer

• Afrikaans: kintsoegi
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 金繼 / 金继, 金継 (gam¹ gai³)

  Mandarin: 金繼 / 金继, 金継 (jīnjì)

• French: kintsugi (fr) m, kintsukuroi (fr) m
• Japanese: 金継ぎ (kintsugi), 金繕い (kintsukuroi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: kintsugi (pl) n
• Spanish: kintsugi m

Japanese

Romanization

kintsugi

1. Rōmaji transcription of きんつぎ

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 金継ぎ (kintsugi, literally “golden repair, golden joinery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kinˈsuɡi/ [kĩnˈsu.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -uɡi
• Syllabification: kin‧tsu‧gi

Noun

kintsugi m (uncountable)

1. kintsugi