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katsuogi

katsuogi noun: a short log used as decoration in Japanese and Shinto architecture, placed at right angles to the ridgeline of a roof.

Noun

katsuogi (plural katsuogi)

  1. A short log used as decoration in Japanese and Shinto architecture, placed at right angles to the ridgeline of a roof.

Forms of katsuogi

pluralkatsuogi

Origin of katsuogi

Borrowed from Japanese 鰹木 (katsuogi).

Questions about katsuogi

What does katsuogi mean?
Katsuogi means a short log used as decoration in Japanese and Shinto architecture, placed at right angles to the ridgeline of a roof.
What part of speech is katsuogi?
Katsuogi is a noun.
What is the plural of katsuogi?
The plural of katsuogi is katsuogi.

Words near katsuogi in the dictionary

  1. katsu
  2. katsudon
  3. Katsumi
  4. katsuo
  5. katsuobushi
  6. katsuogi
  7. katsup
  8. katsups
  9. katsura
  10. Katsuragi
  11. katsuramono

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