mortise; mortice
A rectangular hole cut into a piece of wood to receive a tenon (枘/ほぞ) in joinery. Technical term used in architecture and woodworking.
See also: ほぞ
Insert the tenon into the mortise and secure it.
This piece of furniture is assembled using only mortise and tenon joints.
Katakana variant sometimes seen in technical contexts.
Full kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of ほぞ (tenon) and 穴 (hole). The kanji 枘 specifically means tenon, but is rarely used.