【五寸釘、gosun-kugi】
A type of large nail used in construction. It is called this because of its approximate length of 5 sun, or about 15 cm (6 inches).
In the "Cursed Nail" cursing method, a five-sun or six-sun nail was hammered into the sacred tree of a temple or shrine, thus being used as a tool to pray for the curse to be fulfilled, even to the extent of damaging the sacred tree.
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