木目(もくめ)

もくめ
noun
wood grain
plant-treeappearance
1. wood grain
The pattern of lines on the surface of cut wood, made by the tree's growth rings and fibers.
美(うつく)しい木目(もくめ)。
Beautiful wood grain.
このテーブルは木目(もくめ)がきれいだ。
This table has a lovely grain.
木目(もくめ)を生(い)かすために、色(いろ)を塗(ぬ)らずに透明(とうめい)な塗料(とりょう)だけで仕上(しあ)げた。
To bring out the grain, we finished it with only a clear coat instead of paint.

Also read きめ, but in modern use きめ ("texture") is usually written 肌理(きめ), as in 肌(はだ)のきめ (skin texture). 木目(もくめ) names the grain only. As a modifier, 木目調(もくめちょう) means "wood-grain finish" on furniture or flooring made to look like wood.

Common collocations

  • 木目(もくめ)を生(い)かす: to bring out the grain
  • 木目(もくめ)が美(うつく)しい: the grain is beautiful
  • 木目調(もくめちょう): wood-grain finish
  • 木目(もくめ)に沿(そ)って: along the grain
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