noun
Uncommon
jin
jihn
Jin (noun) means In bonsai cultivation, a section of dead, stripped wood on a branch or trunk, shaped to suggest age. Example: “The bonsai master carefully created a jin on the old pine to give it a weathered look.”
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In bonsai cultivation, a section of dead, stripped wood on a branch or trunk, shaped to suggest age.
"The bonsai master carefully created a jin on the old pine to give it a weathered look."
"She stripped the bark from the branch to form a pale jin near the top."
"A well-placed jin can make a young juniper look as if storms have battered it."
How to use jin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bonsai technique or feature: bare, bleached deadwood left on a living tree for artistic effect.
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Etymology
From Japanese jin.
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What does “jin” mean?
The word “jin” means in bonsai cultivation, a section of dead, stripped wood on a branch or trunk, shaped to suggest age. In plain terms, a bonsai technique or feature: bare, bleached deadwood left on a living tree for artistic effect.
How do you pronounce “jin”?
“Jin” is pronounced jihn (/d͡ʒɪn/ in IPA).
How do you use “jin” in a sentence?
Here is “jin” used in a sentence: “The bonsai master carefully created a jin on the old pine to give it a weathered look.”
What is another word for “jin”?
Words with a similar meaning to “jin” include Kim, Kam, rivers, prefecture & seat, Changjiang Creek and River.
What part of speech is “jin”?
“Jin” is a noun.
Where does the word “jin” come from?
The word “jin” comes from Japanese.
Is “jin” a common word?
“Jin” is an uncommon word in modern English.
What is the difference between jin and shari in bonsai?
Both are deadwood features, but they sit in different places. A jin is a dead, bark-stripped section on a branch or at the top of the trunk, while a shari is a strip of deadwood running along the side of the trunk itself. Many mature bonsai display both features together.
How is a jin made on a bonsai tree?
A jin is created by stripping the bark from a dead or unwanted branch and carving the exposed wood into a natural-looking taper. Growers usually treat the bare wood to whiten and preserve it, so the finished jin resembles sun-bleached deadwood on an old tree.
Why do bonsai artists create jin?
A jin makes a young tree look old. In nature, deadwood appears where wind, lightning, or drought has killed a branch, so a shaped jin suggests a tree that has survived harsh conditions for many years, which is central to bonsai's illusion of age.
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