柾
柾: straight grain
straight grain; name kanji
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Kunまさ・まさめ・まさき
A kokuji (made in Japan): まさ means 'straight grain' (柾目); in names it is read まさ-, as in 柾人.
Key words
柾目まさめstraight grain
柾木まさきJapanese spindle tree
柾人まさとgiven name (Masato)
Example sentences
柾目の美しい杉の板で、小さな机を作ってもらった。
I had a small desk made from a cedar board with a beautiful straight grain.
庭のすみに、柾木の生け垣がある。
There is a hedge of Japanese spindle trees in the corner of the garden.
祖父は、生まれた孫に柾人と名づけた。
My grandfather named his newborn grandson Masato.