切り株

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 切り株(きりかぶ) is a tree stump, the base of a trunk left in the ground after the tree is cut down.
• Basic usage: It appears as a place to sit and rest in a forest or as the remaining part from which a new shoot grows.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The remaining part compared with 丸太
  • 丸太 refers to a log cut from a tree, whereas 切り株 focuses on the base remaining in the ground.
• Location and point of emergence
  • 切り株に腰掛ける identifies where someone sits; 切り株から芽が出る identifies where a shoot emerges.