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    3. 木地

    木地

    木き地じ

    grain (of wood)

    KMT9News #30+1NounArt & DesignKanji Vocab10 strokes

    きじ

    Noun

    1.
    grain (of wood)
    2.
    unlacquered woodwork, plain wood
    3.
    roughly cut wood for carving or lathing

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    この家か具ぐは木き地じの美うつくしさを生いかしている。

    This furniture makes use of the beauty of the wood grain.

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    漆うるしを塗ぬる前まえに、木き地じを丁てい寧ねいに研けん磨まする。

    Before applying lacquer, the plain wood is carefully polished.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    職しょく人にんは、木き地じの選せん定ていから仕し上あげまで、一いっ切さいの妥ダ協キョウを許ゆるさない。

    The craftsman allows no compromise from the selection of the wood to the finishing.

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    木き地じの質しつが、完かん成せい品ひんの価か値ちを大おおきく左さ右ゆうする。

    The quality of the plain wood greatly influences the value of the finished product.

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    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう工こう芸げいでは、木き地じの特とく性せいを最さ大いだ限いに引ひき出だす技ぎ術じゅつが発はっ達たつした。

    In traditional Japanese crafts, techniques to maximize the characteristics of the wood grain have developed.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    地
    ground・earth
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