Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Arts and crafts glossary
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This page is a glossary of Japanese arts and crafts terms translated into English. These terms are not always found in standard dictionaries, and often take some effort to figure out. This article provides a useful translation guide for those wishing to do help out this project and its descendants in this way.
Terms
[edit]Terms are listed alphabetically according to romanization.
Japanese | Rōmaji | English | Notes | References |
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春木作り | haruki zukuri | chopping firewood | Firewood is called haruki in Hida, Gifu. | [1] |
槫へぎ | kure hegi | lumber slicing, thin board slicing | For example, for roofing boards | [2][3][4][5] |
曲げ師 | mageshi | magewappa maker | [6] | |
前挽鋸 | maebikinoko | rip saw | [7] | |
桶屋 | okeya | cooper | ||
指物大工 | sashimono daiku | joinery carpenter, joiner | ||
柄屋 | tsukaya | handle/knob/hilt maker | Maker of wooden handles, including sword hilts | |
入浜 | irihama | naturally flooded salt farm below the high-tide mark; filled during high tide | ||
揚浜 | agehama | artificially flooded salt farm above the high-tide mark; needs to be filled by manual labour | ||
楢詰 | taruzume | Barrel, pour into barrel | something related to soy sauce production | [8] |
澄場 | sumashiba | Place to settle on the lees | something related to soy sauce production | [9][10] |