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合わせ釘 (あわせくぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

合あわせ釘くぎ

Meanings

1

noun

dowel; guide dowel

A wooden or metal pin used to align and join two pieces of material, especially in woodworking or construction.

板いたと板いたを合あわせ釘くぎで固こ定ていする。
Fix the boards together with a dowel.
この家か具ぐは合あわせ釘くぎだけで組くみ立たてられている。
This piece of furniture is assembled using only dowels.

Written forms

合あわせ釘くぎ
Standard kanji spelling using 合わせ (matching) and 釘 (nail).
合あわせ釘くぎ
Variant with 合せ instead of 合わせ; less common but still used.
合あわせくぎ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes seen in less formal contexts.
合あわせくぎ
Rare mixed spelling; mostly a search variant.

Kanji

合fit, suit, join
釘

nail, tack, peg

Similar words

ダボ
ダボ is a more common, often katakana term for a dowel, especially in modern DIY contexts. 合わせ釘 is a traditional Japanese term.
釘くぎ
釘 is a general nail; 合わせ釘 specifically refers to a dowel used for alignment, not for fastening by itself.

Etymology

Compound of 合わせ (matching, joining) and 釘 (nail). The term describes a nail-like pin used to align parts during assembly.