Translation guide
The act of filling gaps or cracks, especially in log cabins or stone walls, with material like moss, mud, or mortar.
To express the process of stuffing material into cracks between logs or stones for insulation or sealing.
General term for filling joints or gaps, commonly used in construction contexts.
ログハウスの目地詰めにはモルタルが使われる。
Mortar is used for chinking log houses.
A versatile phrase meaning 'to fill gaps', applicable to chinking as well as other contexts.
丸太の隙間を埋める作業をチンキングと言います。
The work of filling gaps between logs is called chinking.
Loanword from English, used in specialized contexts like log home building.
チンキング材を購入する。
Purchase chinking material.
Refers to caulking, often used for sealing gaps with modern sealants, but can overlap with chinking in some contexts.
Redo the caulking on the old house.