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
This old townhouse is in the hirayiri style, with its entrance facing the street.
The difference between hirayiri and tsumairi is determined by the orientation of the entrance relative to the roof ridge.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Irregular okurigana variant; seen in some architectural contexts.
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.