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通直 (つうちょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう直ちょく

Meanings

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noun

straight grain (wood)

Technical term used in woodworking and carpentry to describe wood with grain that runs straight and parallel, without knots or irregularities.

この柱はしらには通つう直ちょくの木もく材ざいが使つかわれている。
Straight-grain wood is used for this pillar.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
直straightaway, honesty, frankness

Similar words

木もく目め
木目 is the general term for wood grain or texture, while 通直 specifically refers to straight, even grain.
柾まさ目め
柾目 also means straight grain, but often implies a finer, more uniform grain pattern, especially in high-quality lumber.

Etymology

Compound of 通 (つう, 'pass through; straight') and 直 (ちょく, 'straight; direct'). The reading つうちょく follows standard on'yomi.