noun
hirayiri style; entrance on the side parallel to the ridge
In traditional Japanese architecture, a building layout where the main entrance is on the side that runs parallel to the roof ridge. Contrasts with 妻入り (tsumairi), where the entrance is on the gable side.
See also: 妻入り
この古い町家は平入りで、通りに面して入口がある。
This old townhouse is in the hirayiri style, with its entrance facing the street.
平入りと妻入りの違いは、屋根の棟に対する入口の向
The difference between hirayiri and tsumairi is determined by the orientation of the entrance relative to the roof ridge.
Entrance on the gable side, perpendicular to the roof ridge, as opposed to 平入り where the entrance is parallel to the ridge.
Compound of 平 (hira, 'flat, level') and 入り (iri, 'entering'), referring to the entrance being on the flat side of the building parallel to the ridge.