noun
jin
jihn
noun
1
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."
How to Use Jin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bonsai technique or feature: bare, bleached deadwood left on a living tree for artistic effect.
Word Forms
jins plural, jin plural
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Etymology
From Japanese jin.