棟梁

とうりょう
chief support
pillar (e.g. of nation)
leader

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とうりょう【棟梁】

master builder

〖C〗(大工の)棟梁.

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とうりょう【棟梁】

1 〔国家などを支える人〕 the pillar; the chief support; 〔統率者〕 a leader; a head.

●源氏の棟梁 the head of the Minamoto clan.

●彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器(_うつわ)だ. We have in him a future leader of the state.

2 〔親方〕 a boss; a master 《craftsman》; a chief; a head; a leader; a foreman.

●大工の棟梁 a master carpenter; a master builder.