plain wood; unfinished woodwork
Refers to wood that has not been painted, lacquered, or otherwise finished, often used in traditional Japanese architecture and crafts.
The plain wood pillars of this shrine are beautiful.
白木のままの家具にニスを塗る。
I apply varnish to the unfinished wood furniture.
白木 is plain wood with the bark removed and left unfinished, the opposite of 黒木's bark-still-on state.
Standard kanji spelling for plain or unfinished wood.
Compound of 白 (しら, 'white') and 木 (き, 'wood'), referring to the pale, natural color of untreated wood.