Kyara

Japanese: 伽羅 - きゃら

〘Noun〙① (Abbreviation of kālāguru (kālā means agarwood, black, aguru means aga or aloeswood). Also called an abbreviation of tāgara (translated as multi-layered aloeswood or agarwood).) A high-quality aloeswood. Considered the most precious of fragrant woods. [Ikyoshu (Muromachi)] *Hyōban-ki/Shikido Daikyō (1678) 2 "In addition to sending gold and silver to a courtesan, you should also keep in mind the thought of giving aloeswood (kyara) ." [Dharani-shukyo-10] ② A word used to praise something excellent or rare in the world. The finest. Refined. ※Haiku poem, Kakuremino (1677), Spring: "The world's aloeswood stands in spring, and the orchids are a blessing." ※Joruri, Jyōruri Tales of the Sixteenth Night (around 1681), 2: "The appearance may be rustic, but the heart is charming." ③ In the Edo period, this was a secret slang for gold, silver, and money in pleasure quarters. [Hyōban-ki, Nemonogatari (1656)] ④ Flattery. Following. ※Joruri, Dannoura Kabuto Gunki (1732), 3: "What a small thing. I told her that it was only the aloeswood that was attached to her kosode, one of the four aspects of the five aspects, and let it go." ⑤ Abbreviation of "kyaraboku (aloeswood tree)." ※Country Teacher (1909), < Tayama Katai>, 11: "In front of it is a garden dotted with aloeswood, azalea, and osmanthus."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (kālāguru （kālā は伽羅、黒の意、aguru は阿伽、沈香の意）の略。また、tāgara （多伽羅、零陵香と訳す）の略ともいう) 沈香の優良品。香木中の至宝とされる。〔伊京集（室町）〕※評判記・色道大鏡（1678）二「傾城に金銀を遣す外に、伽羅(キャラ)を贈る事を心にかくべし」〔陀羅尼集経‐一〇〕② 優秀なもの、世にまれなものをほめていう語。極上。粋。※俳諧・隠蓑（1677）春「立すがた世界の伽羅よけふの春〈蘭〉」※浄瑠璃・十六夜物語（1681頃）二「姿こそひなびたれ、心はきゃらにて候」③ 江戸時代、遊里で、金銀、金銭をいう隠語。〔評判記・寝物語（1656）〕④ お世辞。追従。※浄瑠璃・壇浦兜軍記（1732）三「なんの子細らしい。四相の五相の、小袖にとめる伽羅(キャラ)ぢゃ迄と仇口に言ひ流せしが」⑤ 「きゃらぼく（伽羅木）」の略。※田舎教師（1909）〈田山花袋〉一一「前には伽羅(キャラ)や躑躅や木犀などの点綴された庭が」

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