hashira-ishi　柱石

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also called *kutsu-ishi 沓石 (boot stone). Lit. post stone. Usually a square foundation stone placed mainly in or on the ground to support a square post.

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*soseki 礎石, *kiso 基礎.

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