lintel (without sliding door grooves)
Architectural term for a lintel that lacks the grooves needed for a sliding door; contrasted with 蹴放し (けはなし), which has grooves.
See also: 蹴放し
The lintel of this old house has no grooves for a sliding door.
Rare kanji form used in architectural contexts.
Rare kanji form; may be encountered in older texts.
The origin is uncertain; the word is a native Japanese architectural term.