shin　心

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also written 真. The center, core, heart, or pith of a log, pillar or wall. When expressing a distance from one pillar center to a second pillar center that, for example, is 6 shaku 尺 (1.82m), it is stated as shin shin roku shaku 心々六尺.

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*shinmochi 心持

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