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挽き割り (ひきわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

挽ひき割わり

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Meanings

1

noun

sawing lengthwise

Refers to cutting timber or lumber along the grain. A technical term used in woodworking and carpentry.

この材ざい木もくは挽ひき割わりに適てきしている。
This lumber is suitable for lengthwise sawing.

Written forms

挽ひき割わりUsage12%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
ひきわりUsage65%
ひき割わりUsage24%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; the word is normally written with kanji.

Kanji

挽saw, turn (lathe), grind

割proportion, comparatively, divide

Etymology

Compound of 挽き (hiki, 'sawing', continuative form of 挽く) and 割り (wari, 'splitting', continuative form of 割る).