noun
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.
大工さんが杮を掃除している。
The carpenter is cleaning up the wood chips.
noun
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
この寺の屋根は杮で葺かれている。
The roof of this temple is covered with thin shingles.
Rare kanji form; literally 'wood scraps'.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 杮 is a kokuji (character created in Japan) combining 木 (tree) and 市 (market), but the relationship to the meaning is unclear. The word may be related to the verb こける (to fall off, peel off), suggesting pieces that come off wood.