組くみ子こ

noun

member of a group under a kumigashira; fire brigade member

Historical or organizational term for a member of a group led by a 組頭 (kumigashira), especially in Edo-period fire brigades or similar hierarchical units.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、組くみ子こたちは組くみ頭がしらの指し示じで消火活動しょうかつどうにあたった。

  In the Edo period, the kumiko members engaged in firefighting under the orders of the kumigashira.

noun

muntin; mullion; fret; lattice member

In woodworking and architecture, a thin strip of wood used in latticework, shoji screens, or decorative fretwork. Often seen in traditional Japanese joinery.

• 障しょう子じの組くみ子こが一いっ本ぽん折おれてしまった。

  One of the muntins of the shoji screen broke.

• この建たて具ぐは細こまかい組くみ子こで美うつくしい模も様ようを作つくっている。

  This fitting creates a beautiful pattern with fine lattice members.