横材

Japanese

Kanji in this term
横 材
よこ
Grade: 3 		ざい
Grade: 4
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
橫材 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 横 (yoko, “sideways, horizontal”) +‎ 材 (zai, “timber, lumber”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̞ko̞za̠i]

Noun

横(よこ)材(ざい) • (yokozai) 

  1. (construction, carpentry) a crosspiece, a cross member, a crossbeam
    Synonyms: 横架材 (ōkazai), 水平部材 (suihei buzai)
    Hyponyms: 梁 (hari, “beam”), 桁 (keta, “girder”), 楣 (magusa, “lintel”)
    Coordinate terms: 縦材 (tatezai, “side member, vertical member”), 柱 (hashira, “pillar, column, pole, post”)

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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