横架材

Reading

Kana: おうかざい

Romaji: oukazai

Definition

noun

1

horizontal structural members (beams, girders, etc.) of a building

Kanji

横

Readings: オウ、 よこ

Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

架

Readings: カ、 か.ける、 か.かる

Meanings: erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct

材

Reading: ザイ

Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent