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雑巾摺り (ぞうきんずり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雑ぞう巾きん摺ずり

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Meanings

1

skirting board; baseboard

Specifically the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room, often found along the base of walls.

和わ室しつの雑ぞう巾きん摺ずりは、壁かべの下か部ぶ

を

保ほ

護ご

する

役やく

割わり

が

ある

。

The skirting board in a Japanese-style room serves to protect the lower part of the wall.

Kanji

雑miscellaneous
巾towel, hanging scroll, width
摺rub, fold, print (on cloth)

Related words

幅はば木き
幅木 is the general term for baseboard or skirting board in any room, while 雑巾摺り specifically refers to the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room.

Written forms

雑ぞう巾きん摺ずり
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
雑ぞう巾きん摺ずり
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 雑巾 (zōkin, 'dustcloth') and 摺り (suri, 'rubbing'), likely from the idea that the board is at a height where a dustcloth would rub against it during cleaning.