ranseki　乱石

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also called no-ishizumi 野石積. Stones with an irregular shape. Those that are somewhat square are called nozura-ishi 野面石 and those that are approximately round, *gorota-ishi 呉呂太石. Natural stones like these are used for stone walling. If the stones, even though size and shape may differ, a strong wall can be made.

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*ransekizumi 乱石積, *ranzumi 乱積, *no-ishi 野石

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