| Japanese
Term |
Pronunciation |
English
Meaning |
| Akaasa |
ah-kah-ah-sah |
traditional "hemp" pattern,
red
aka=red; asa=hemp |
| Aka Fuji |
ah-kah-foo-jee |
well-known woodblock print by
19th cent. artist Hokusai
aka=red; Fuji=sacred Mt. Fuji |
| Hakone |
hah-koh-nay |
Resort and spa town at the foot
of Mt. Fuji, also known for their "himitsu bako" and yosegi crafts. Located in
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Himitsu-bako |
hee-mee-tsoo
bah-koh |
secret box
himitsu=secret; bako=box |
Ichimatsu |
ee-chee-mah-tsoo |
crowd of pines
ichi=crowded quarters; matsu=pine |
| Jindaisaya |
jeen-daee-sah-yah |
saya pattern reversal (color)
jin=awareness; dai=substitute
saya=traditional "sand" pattern |
| Kaminari Fuji |
kah-mee-nah-ree-foo-jee |
well-known woodblock print by
19th cent. artist Hokusai
kaminari=lightning; Fuji=sacred Mt. Fuji |
Kikkou |
keek-koh |
traditional
tortoiseshell pattern
ki=turtle; kou=shell |
| Kirichigai |
kee-ree-chee-gaee |
different cut - this name is given to several patterns by
different craftsmen.
kiri=to cut, slice or carve
chigai=to be different |
Kisaya |
Key-sah-ah |
Traditional “Saya” pattern
ki=yellow |
Koyosegi |
koh-yoh-say-gee |
several smaller
sized yosegi samples joined into one larger pattern |
| Kumiki |
koo-mee-kee |
traditional japanese puzzle
toys |
Kuroasa |
koo-roh-ah-sah |
traditional
"hemp" pattern, black
kuro=black; asa=hemp |
Mame |
mah-may |
used in
reference to size of box
1 sun or miniature |
Maru |
mah-roo |
maru=circle |
| Momiji |
moh-mee-jee |
momiji=red (autumn) leaves |
Ran |
rah-n |
ran=random |
| Ruiji |
roo-ee-jee |
ruiji=resemblance, similarity;
part of complete puzzle box title- kagi tsuki hon gata ruiji= box resembling books, with
key |
| Sakura |
sah-koo-rah |
sakura=cherry blossoms |
| Sanshoku |
Sahn-shoh-koo |
three color tortoiseshell
patternsan=three
shoku=color |
Sansui |
sahn-soo-ee |
mountain lake
san=mountain; sui=water |
Sun |
suh-n or soo-n |
used in
reference to size of box
Japanese inch, 1 sun=1.2 inch |
Tobizuru |
toh-bee-zoo-roo |
cranes in
flight
tobu=to fly; tsuro=crane |
Ukiyoe |
oo-kee-yoh-ay |
Name given to
the art of Japanese Woodprint, literally "pictures of the floating world" |
Utamaro |
oo-tah-mah-roh |
woodblock artist (1754 - 1806)
famous for ukiyoe style prints |
Yosegi / yoseki |
yoh-say-gee /
kee |
Japanese
Traditional Handicraft of gluing rods of wood together and shaving or sawing off a cross
section
yoseru=to bundle; ki=wood |
Zougan |
zoh-gahn |
Japanese
Traditional Handicraft of marquetry |
