丸木|まるきmaruki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounlog

• SynonymまるたNeutralThe everyday word for a log with the branches lopped off, as in 「丸太小屋」; 「丸木」 itself now survives mainly in compounds such as 「丸木橋」 and 「丸木舟」.
• Synonym丸太ん棒まるたんぼうCasualA colloquial name for 「丸太」, meaning a thick unprocessed log; the tone is casual. In formal settings or writing, use 「丸太」 or 「丸木」.
• Synonym丸材まるざいWrittenA timber-industry term for wood felled, stripped of branches and left round, used in writing as the counterpart of 「角材」; in daily speech say 「丸太」.
• Antonym角材かくざいNeutralTimber sawn square in cross-section; it contrasts with the unprocessed, round 「丸木」 in both shape and degree of working.

For an unprocessed log, 「丸木」 is used, mostly in compounds like 「丸木橋」 and 「丸木舟」; said on its own, the everyday choice is 「丸太」 (casually 「丸太ん棒」, trade usage 「丸材」). Wood sawn square is 「角材」.

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1. 切り出きりだして枝えだを払はらっただけの木材もくざい。丸太まるた。