Word Meaning 鰹木

かつおぎ katsuogi

鰹木 is read as かつおぎ (katsuogi) and means log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole.

Meaning

English

  1. log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole

Reading

Kana

かつおぎ

Romaji

katsuogi

Writing Variants

  • 堅魚木 かつおぎ katsuogi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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鰹

かつお

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草木

そうもく

plants

枯れ木

かれき

dead tree

神木

しんぼく

sacred tree

樹木

じゅもく

tree

並木

なみき

roadside trees

木

き

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

雑木

ざつぼく

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植木

うえき

garden shrubs

材木

ざいもく

wood (for building)

古木

こぼく

old tree

青木

あおき

live tree