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How do you use Kintsugi in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Kintsugi in a sentence

Kintsugi meaning

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.

Using Kintsugi

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.

Context around Kintsugi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

legend 1×

Often after:

process 1×

Sentence patterns with Kintsugi

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the kintsugi process where 1× to legend kintsugi was invented 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

indeed according to 1× this nov 11 1×

Common sentence endings:

to be repaired 1× workshop in tokyo 1×

Words around Kintsugi

Just before it in the word index:

kintsch 2 kintore 16 kintner 4 kintisch 2 kintetsu 2 kinter 3

Just after it in the word index:

kintu 2 kintyre 54 kintz 2 kintzel 2 kintzler 9 kinuso 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Kintsugi

  • In this selection, "kintsugi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, legend and process stand out and add context to how "kintsugi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the kintsugi process where and to legend kintsugi was invented. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kintsugi" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kintsugi

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This Nov. 11, 2018 photo shows the first step in the Kintsugi process where a chip is filled in with epoxy putty at the Kuge Crafts workshop in Tokyo. (29 words)

Indeed, according to legend, kintsugi was invented in the 15th century when shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa broke his favourite Chinese tea bowl and sent it back to China to be repaired. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Indeed, according to legend, kintsugi was invented in the 15th century when shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa broke his favourite Chinese tea bowl and sent it back to China to be repaired. (30 words)

This Nov. 11, 2018 photo shows the first step in the Kintsugi process where a chip is filled in with epoxy putty at the Kuge Crafts workshop in Tokyo. (29 words)

Example sentences (2)

Indeed, according to legend, kintsugi was invented in the 15th century when shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa broke his favourite Chinese tea bowl and sent it back to China to be repaired.

This Nov. 11, 2018 photo shows the first step in the Kintsugi process where a chip is filled in with epoxy putty at the Kuge Crafts workshop in Tokyo.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kintsugi" in a sentence?
An example: "Indeed, according to legend, kintsugi was invented in the 15th century when shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa broke his favourite Chinese tea bowl and sent it back to China to be repaired." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "kintsugi" from authentic English texts.
What does "kintsugi" mean?
Kintsugi means: 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.
How many example sentences with "kintsugi" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "kintsugi", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.