toko-ita　床板

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also ji-ita 地板. The floorboards laid in an alcove *tokonoma 床の間. The most commonly used wood is zelkova, or red or black pine. The floor boards are connected to slender wooden strips called *zoukinzuri 雑巾摺 that are attached to the main support posts and to the walls on three sides. The alcove frame and the alcove floor are connected by dovetail tenons *aritsugi 蟻継.

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*jibukuro 地袋

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