makura 
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
1 A wedge-shaped piece of wood used to join structural members.

2 Short members placed at a right angle to other long members to serve as cushions or sleepers. One example is the makura placed under cantilevers *hanegi 拮木, used in a hidden roof structure.
 
 

 
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