横よこ木ぎ

noun

crosspiece; horizontal bar; rail

A horizontal piece of wood or metal used in structures, furniture, or barriers. Common in contexts like fences, ladders, and frames.

• 梯子はしごの横よこ木ぎが一いっ本ぽん折おれていた。

  One of the rungs of the ladder was broken.

• 柵さくの横よこ木ぎに腰こしをかけた。

  I sat on the horizontal rail of the fence.