Gate bar; locking bar

Japanese: 閂 - かんぬき（英語表記）gate bar; locking bar

Also written as nuki. A horizontal bar used to secure gates and other doors. This horizontal bar is supported by latches fixed in two or more places, and the bar to which this latch is attached is called a latch-holding bar. The latches are made of hard wood or iron bars. For double-door gates, latches made of zelkova, cypress, pine, or cedar are generally used. It can also refer to a vertical bar installed in early modern town houses from the shidomibari (sliding beam) to the threshold below to lock the door. A groove is made in the vertical bar to facilitate lowering the door stored on the shidomibari. It is removed during the day.

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Japanese:

貫木とも書く。門扉などを閉じ固めるのに用いる横木。この横木を2ヵ所以上に固定した閂鎹 (かんぬきかすがい) で支え，この鎹物をつけている棧を閂持棧という。閂には堅質の木材や，鉄棒が用いられる。観音開きの門扉には一般にけやき，ひのき，松，杉などの閂が使われる。また近世の町屋において戸締りのために蔀梁 (しとみばり) から下の敷居まで取付けてある竪木をさすこともある。竪木には溝を設けて蔀梁上に格納してある戸をおろす便とする。昼間は取りはずしておく。

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