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蟻継ぎ (ありつぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蟻あり継つぎ

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Meanings

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noun

dovetail joint; dovetailing

A woodworking joint shaped like a dovetail, used to connect two pieces of wood securely.

この引ひき出だしは蟻あり継つぎで作つくられている。
This drawer is made with dovetail joints.

Written forms

蟻あり継つぎ
Standard kanji spelling for this woodworking term.
蟻あり継つぎ
Abbreviated kanji form, also used.

Kanji

蟻ant
継inherit, succeed, continue

Etymology

Compound of 蟻 (ari, 'ant') and 継ぎ (tsugi, 'joint, connection'), from the resemblance of the joint's shape to an ant's body.