enkazura 縁葛

The horizontal boards positioned across the front of a veranda on top of the struts *enzuka 縁束 and under the outer cut ends of the veranda boards *en-ita 縁板. They tie the tops of the struts together. Sometimes the enkazura are cut to fit between the struts. In this case, they are inserted into the veranda struts. When the veranda boards are cut short *nure-en 濡縁, they are placed at right angles to the direction of the ridge. If the veranda boards are long and run parallel to the direction of the ridge kure-en 榑縁 (see *engamachi 縁框), the outer-most one is supported by the enkazura. These boards also provide a neat finish.