Lexical entry
カフスボタン
kafusubotan
Buttons or fasteners used to secure shirt cuffs.
Objects & ToolsPure GairaigoCompoundMulti-SourceSource UncertainSource: English
Meaning
A small pair of decorative fasteners worn in French cuffs or other double cuffs. In Japanese, this usually refers to cufflinks rather than an ordinary shirt button.
- shirt-cuff fastener
- wearable accessory
- usually decorative or formal
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- possible-wasei, donor-language-unclear
- Active language
- English