丸太(まるた)

まるた
noun
log; round timber
1. log; round timber; unprocessed timber
A section of tree trunk that has been cut but not yet processed into lumber. Retains its round, natural shape.
丸太(まるた)を運(はこ)ぶ。
To carry logs.
川(かわ)に丸太(まるた)が流(なが)れてきた。
A log came floating down the river.
キャンプ場(じょう)に丸太(まるた)で作(つく)ったベンチがあった。
There was a bench made from logs at the campground.

丸太(まるた) refers to a log — a section of tree trunk that has been cut but retains its round, natural shape. Not yet processed into boards or lumber.

WORD FORMATION:
丸(まる) (round) + 太(た) (thick). Describes the round, thick shape of an uncut tree trunk.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 丸太小屋(まるたごや): log cabin
  • 丸太(まるた)を切(き)る: to cut logs
  • 丸太(まるた)を組(く)む: to assemble logs
  • 丸太(まるた)を運(はこ)ぶ: to carry/transport logs
  • 丸太(まるた)橋(ばし): log bridge

CONTEXTS:
Appears in forestry, construction, camping, and nature contexts. 丸太小屋(まるたごや) (log cabin) is probably the most commonly encountered compound.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 木材(もくざい): lumber, timber (processed wood)
  • 材木(ざいもく): building timber
  • 丸太(まるた): raw, unprocessed log
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