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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 橫材 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 横 (yoko, “sideways, horizontal”) + 材 (zai, “timber, lumber”).
Pronunciation
Noun
横材 • (yokozai)
- (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”)
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