se　背

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also written 脊. Lit. back. 1　The convex side of a curved timber. The concave side is called the belly *hara 腹. 2　The top side of a straight timber used for sleepers *oobiki 大引, and other structural elements. 3　A shoal or bend in a garden stream. See *sei 成.

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