胴どう差ざし

noun

girder; girt

A horizontal structural beam in traditional Japanese wooden architecture, often connecting pillars. The term is technical and primarily used in architectural or historical contexts.

• この古こ民みん家かでは、胴どう差ざしが柱はしらと柱はしらをつないでいる。

  In this old folk house, the girt connects pillar to pillar.