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chigiri 千切

Also written 衽. Also called kusabitsugi 楔継 or suriawasetsugi 摺合継. A small wooden spline, cleat, tie, or…

Architecture, Joints
chigiritsugi 千切継 ✓

Also written 衽継 or 膝継. Spline joints using small pieces of wood, tenons inserted into the slots, mortises, cut in…

Architecture, Joints
tōshi hozo 通しほぞ

Also called tōshi hozosashi 通しほぞ差; uchinuki hozo 打抜ほぞ. A through tenon and mortise angle joint. A…

Architecture, Joints
tsugite 継手 ✓

Also written 接手.

1 A generic term for joinery including spliced and angled joints. When used as a…

Architecture, Joints
tsukitsuke 突付

A simple, basic butt joint. To butt two or more cut timbers end to end. The joint is called dōzuki 胴付 when a cut…

Architecture, Joints

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University