wood chips; chopped wood
Refers to small pieces of wood produced by chopping, planing, or carving. Often used in contexts like construction waste or kindling.
The carpenter is cleaning up the wood chips.
Abbreviation of こけら板 (kokeraita). Refers to thin wooden shingles used in traditional roofing. This sense is primarily encountered in the compound 杮葺き (kokera-buki, shingle roofing) or in historical/architectural contexts.
See also: こけら板
The roof of this temple is covered with thin shingles.
The full term for thin shingles; 杮 is its abbreviation.
Sawdust, a finer byproduct of sawing wood, distinct from the larger chips or shavings implied by 杮.
Primary kanji form for this word. Note: 杮 (kokera) is distinct from 柿 (kaki, persimmon); the right side is 市 with a vertical stroke through it, not 巾.
Irregular kanji usage; normally read かき (persimmon). Included for search compatibility only.
Rare variant kanji form.
Rare kanji form; literally 'wood scraps'.
An old Japanese word for wood shavings or thin wooden pieces. The character 杮 already denoted wood shavings in Chinese and is distinct from the similar-looking 柿, “persimmon.”