棟梁とうりゅう

noun

master carpenter; master builder

Kantō dialect equivalent of standard 棟梁 (とうりょう) in the sense of a master carpenter or builder. Used in the same way but with the reading とうりゅう.

See also: 棟梁 (とうりょう)

• あの家いえは、地じ元もとの棟梁とうりゅうが建たてたんだって。

  I heard that house was built by a local master carpenter.

• 親おや方かたはこの辺へんじゃ有ゆう名めいな棟梁とうりゅうだ。

  The boss is a well-known master builder around here.