also: あさき · あさっき
noun
crude wood; knotty wood
Refers to wood of poor quality with many knots, often used in contexts like carpentry or woodworking.
この板は浅木だから、家具には向かない。
This board is crude wood, so it's not suitable for furniture.
The term is composed of 浅 (shallow, light) and 木 (tree, wood), but the exact derivation is uncertain; it may refer to wood that is light or inferior in quality.