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棟
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Common noun; Often むな as a prefix
ridge (of roof)
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Common noun
back of a sword
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Suffix; Counter
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
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Common noun
large building; building with a long roof
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Suffix; Counter
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
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central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader
Examples
彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。
He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
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chief; boss; leader; head
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master carpenter
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Orig. meaning
beams and ridge supports of a roof
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ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
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sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.