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柾: straight grain

straight grain; name kanji
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Readings

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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

I had a small desk made from a cedar board with a beautiful straight grain.

There is a hedge of Japanese spindle trees in the corner of the garden.

My grandfather named his newborn grandson Masato.

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