netsuke

Meaning of netsuke

noun

A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Information about netsuke

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of netsuke is: netsukes.
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Hyphenation of netsuke

net-suke

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • netsuke is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of netsuke

Kuneste, unsteek

Words that rhyme with netsuke

Ryunosuke, Nobusuke

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