散ばら炭ずみ

noun

charcoal from thin branches

Refers specifically to charcoal produced from slender twigs or branches, as opposed to larger logs.

• 散ばら炭ずみは細ほそい枝えだから作つくられる炭すみのことだ。

  Barazumi is charcoal made from thin branches.

noun

bulk charcoal; loose charcoal

Charcoal sold in bulk, not bundled in traditional straw bags. Related to the sense of 散 (ばら) meaning 'loose' or 'scattered'.

See also: ばら

• 昔むかしは散ばら炭ずみを俵たわらに入いれずにばらで売うっていた。

  In the past, barazumi was sold loose, not in straw bags.