karaishiki 唐居敷

Also pronounced karaijiki. An abbreviationof kara-ishishiki 唐石敷.

1　A thick rectangular block of stone (sometimes a thick wooden plank) set under gate pillars and door jambs *hōdate 方立. A hole is bored into each slab to receive the lower pivot hinge of a gate. A kick board *kehanashi 蹴放 runs across the threshold to form a base board, which is higher than the karaishiki, against which the gates close tightly.

2　Sometimes referred to paving stones placed on the interior and exterior of a sill *jifuku 地覆.