Where does “kintsugi” come from?
kintsugi (English) comes from Japanese 金継ぎ, from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “kintsugi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 金継ぎ | "kintsugi" |
| 2 | Japanese | 金 | metal; money; firmness, strength |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 金 | — |