長押

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ながおし > なげし
Grade: 2 Grade: S
irregular
 長押 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

長押(なげし) (nageshi

  1. (Japanese architecture) a horizontal piece of lumber used to make door frames or connect columns