katsuogi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short log used as decoration in Japanese and Shinto architecture, placed at right angles to the ridgeline of a roof.

Word forms

katsuogi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鰹木 (katsuogi).

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