noun
A roof with slopes on all four sides; common in traditional Japanese architecture.
この神社の寄棟屋根はとても美しい。
The hipped roof of this shrine is very beautiful.
寄棟屋根は風に強いと言われている。
Hipped roofs are said to be strong against wind.
Compound of 寄せ (yose, 'gathering') + 棟 (mune, 'ridge') + 屋根 (yane, 'roof'), referring to a roof where the ridge gathers the slopes from all sides.