紫し檀たん

noun

rosewood; red sandalwood

Refers to the dark, dense hardwood from trees of the genus Dalbergia or Pterocarpus, used for high-quality furniture, musical instruments, and carvings. In Japanese contexts, it often specifically means 紫檀 (Pterocarpus santalinus) or related species.

• この家か具ぐは紫し檀たんで作つくられています。

  This furniture is made of rosewood.

• 紫し檀たんは高こう級きゅうな木もく材ざいとして知しられている。

  Rosewood is known as a high-grade timber.