掘立柱ほったてばしら

noun

pillar set directly into the ground

Refers to a construction method where pillars are embedded in the earth without a foundation stone, common in traditional Japanese architecture.

• 掘立柱ほったてばしら建たて物ものは、地じ面めんに直ちょく接せつ柱はしらを立たてる工こう法ほうです。

  A hottate-bashira building is a construction method where pillars are erected directly into the ground.