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集成材 (しゅうせいざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

集しゅう成せい材ざい

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Meanings

1

laminated wood; laminated lumber; glulam

Engineered wood product made by bonding layers of lumber together. Common in construction and furniture.

このテーブルは集しゅう成せい材ざいでできている。
This table is made of laminated wood.

集しゅう成せい材ざいは強きょう度どが高たかく、大おおきな梁はりにも使つかわれる。

Laminated lumber has high strength and is used even for large beams.

Kanji

集gather, meet, congregate
成turn into, become, get
材lumber, log, timber

Related words

合ごう板はん
合板 (plywood) is made from thin veneers, while 集成材 is made from thicker pieces of lumber bonded together.
無む垢く材ざい
無垢材 (solid wood) is natural wood without lamination, unlike 集成材 which is an engineered product.

Built from

集しゅう成せい+材ざい

Etymology

Compound of 集成 (しゅうせい, 'collection, assembly') and 材 (ざい, 'material, lumber'). The term describes wood assembled from smaller pieces.