wooden framework; timber frame; timberwork
Refers to a structure or frame made of wood, often in traditional Japanese architecture or carpentry.
This old house has a solid wooden framework.
The craftsman carefully finished the timberwork.
Standard spelling for wooden framework or timberwork.
Variant spelling, less common than 木組み.
Compound of 木 (ki, 'wood') and 組み (kumi, 'assembling, framework'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a wooden assembly.