ぐり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
屈輪
倶利

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [gùríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

ぐり • (guri

  1. a curved fern-like pattern used in decorating carved lacquer and Zen Buddhist temples

Synonyms

  • 屈輪(ぐり)(もん) (gurimon)
  • ぐりん (gurin)
  • ぐりぐり (guriguri)

Descendants

  • Persian: غوری (ġôri, a sort of porcelain)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN