Japanese

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Proper noun

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まきばしら (Makibashira

  1. 真木柱, 槙柱: thirty-first chapter of The Tale of Genji

Old Japanese

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まきばしら (maki2basira)

  1. 眞木柱, 槙槇: pillar made from the wood of cedar, hinoki cypress, etc.; from the thickness of a makibashira, allusion to 太し (puto1si, thick)