mortise; mortice
A rectangular hole cut into a piece of wood to receive a tenon (枘/ほぞ) in joinery. Technical term used in architecture and woodworking.
See also: ほぞ
Insert the tenon into the mortise and secure it.
This piece of furniture is assembled using only mortise and tenon joints.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling for this architectural term.
Katakana variant sometimes seen in technical contexts.
Full kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of ほぞ (tenon) and 穴 (hole). The kanji 枘 specifically means tenon, but is rarely used.