Keywords
Architecture
Joints
Lit. "dipper or ladle tenon." A flat tenon *hozo ほぞ that is attached to the end of a beam at an upward angle of about 45 degrees. It is used to join rafters *taruki 垂木 to eave purlins *nokigeta 軒桁, exposed ridges *keshō munagi 化粧棟木 or exposed purlins *moyageta 母屋桁.
