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宝形造 (ほうぎょうづくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
pyramidal roof ; polygonal roof
architecture
Architectural term for a roof shape where multiple triangular sections meet at a central peak, commonly seen in traditional Japanese and East Asian buildings.
宝ほう 形ぎょう 造づくり は 、 正せい 方ほう 形けい や 多た 角かく 形けい の 平へい 面めん の 上うえ に 用もち い られる こと が 多おお い 。
Pyramidal roofs are often used on square or polygonal floor plans.
Written forms 宝ほう 形ぎょう 造づくり
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
方ほう 形ぎょう 造づくり
Alternate kanji spelling using 方 (square) instead of 宝 (treasure).
方ほう 形ぎょう 造づく り
Variant with okurigana り.
Kanji 宝 treasure, wealth, valuables 方 direction, person, alternative Similar words 寄よせ 棟むね 造づくり A hipped roof with four sloping sides, whereas 宝形造 has triangular sections meeting at a point.
入いり 母も 屋や 造づくり A hip-and-gable roof combining a gable and a hipped roof, more complex than the simple pyramidal shape of 宝形造.
Etymology 宝形造 literally means 'treasure-shape construction'. The term 宝形 (hōgyō) refers to the pyramidal form, and 造 (zukuri) means 'construction' or 'style'. The exact origin of the architectural term is uncertain, but it is a traditional Japanese building term.
