Translation guide
For roofing material, use 茅 (kaya) or 藁 (wara). For a hairstyle, use サッチ (sacchi) or describe it. For a verb meaning to cover with thatch, use 葺く (fuku).
Straw, reeds, or similar plant material used for roofing.
General term for thatch, especially miscanthus reed used in traditional roofing.
この家の屋根は茅で葺かれている。
The roof of this house is thatched with kaya.
A hairstyle with a fringe or thick hair covering the forehead, similar to a thatched roof.
Loanword from English 'thatch', used in fashion contexts for a specific hairstyle.
彼女は新しいサッチヘアにした。
She got a new thatch hairstyle.
Since 'thatch' as a hairstyle is not widely known, you can describe it as 前髪を厚く垂らした髪型 (a hairstyle with thick bangs hanging down).
To cover a roof with thatch.
Verb meaning to roof or thatch. Often used with 茅 or 藁.
The hairstyle 'thatch' is not commonly known in Japanese. Using 茅 or 藁 for hair would be confusing. Use サッチ or describe it.
Straw, often used for thatching or as a material in traditional contexts.
藁葺き屋根の家を見学した。
We visited a house with a straw-thatched roof.
Grass or weeds; can refer to thatch in some contexts, but less specific.
昔は草で屋根を葺いた。
In the old days, they thatched roofs with grass.
A hairstyle with thick, hanging bangs is in fashion.
The craftsman is thatching the roof with kaya.
Phrase meaning 'to make into a thatched roof' or 'to thatch'.
古民家を茅葺きにした。
We thatched the old house.