ほぞ穴あな

noun

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

• ほぞ穴あなにほぞを差さし込こんで固こ定ていする。

  Insert the tenon into the mortise and secure it.

• この家か具ぐはほぞ穴あなとほぞだけで組くみ立たてられている。

  This piece of furniture is assembled using only mortise and tenon joints.