Etymology

katsuogi

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Today it means: A short log used as decoration in Japanese and Shinto architecture, placed at right angles to the ridgeline of a roof. Full definition →

Japanese 鰹木
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from鰹木
  2. English todaykatsuogi

Borrowed from Japanese 鰹木 (katsuogi).

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