Plating - plating

Japanese: 鍍金 - メッキ
Plating - plating
[Noun] (Suru)
1. (From the fact that the gold amalgam used to gilde Buddhist statues in ancient times was called "chikin") refers to covering the surface of a metal or nonmetal with a thin film of another metal. Also, the product thus covered. It is done for the purposes of corrosion prevention and decoration, and methods include electroplating, molten metal plating, and vapor deposition plating. Tokin. "To coat with gold"
2. To decorate the surface and make something look good.
[Synonyms] ( 2 ) vanity, vanity, pretentiousness, pretentiousness

To-kin [ × Plating]

[Noun] (suru) Same as “plating (kikin).”

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
[名](スル)
《古代、仏像に金めっきをするのに用いた金のアマルガムを滅金と呼んだところから》金属または非金属の表面を他の金属の薄膜で覆うこと。また、そのようにしたもの。防食・装飾などのために行い、方法には電気鍍金・溶融鍍金・蒸着鍍金などがある。ときん。「金で―する」
うわべを飾り、よく見せかけること。
[類語](2)見栄・虚栄心・洒落っ気・飾り気・気取り

と‐きん【×鍍金】

[名](スル)「めっき(鍍金)」に同じ。

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