まるた・丸太maruta[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlog
   彼かれは丸太まるたをのこぎりでひいて板いたにしている。↗

   He is sawing a log into boards.
2. noundace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
3. nountest subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII)
4. nounprostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun

• Synonym丸木まるきNeutralAlmost synonymous with 「丸太」; seen especially in 「丸木橋」 and 「丸木舟」.
• Synonym丸太ん棒まるたんぼうCasualColloquial word for a round log; also hurled as an insult at someone dull or blockheaded.
• Synonym丸材まるざいWrittenWritten, somewhat technical term for log timber, used in forestry and building materials.

For a log with the branches removed, 「丸太」 is the default, as in 「丸太小屋」. Use 「丸木」 for a log bridge or dugout canoe, and 「丸材」 in forestry or building-materials contexts; 「丸太ん棒」 is colloquial.

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1. マルタの日本語にほんごによる漢字かんじ表記ひょうきの1つ。