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片流れ (かたながれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

片かた流ながれ

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Meanings

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noun

slanting roof; one-sided roof; shed roof

Refers to a roof that slopes in a single direction, often seen in sheds, lean-tos, or modern architectural designs.

この小こ屋やは片かた流ながれの屋や根ねで、雨あめが一いっ方ぽうに流ながれるようになっている。
This hut has a shed roof so that rain runs off to one side.

Kanji

片one-sided, leaf, sheet
流current, a sink, flow

Similar words

切きり妻づま
切妻 is a gable roof with two sloping sides, while 片流れ has only one slope.
寄よせ棟むね
寄棟 is a hip roof with slopes on all four sides, unlike the single slope of 片流れ.

Etymology

Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') and 流れ (nagare, 'flowing'), referring to a roof that flows in one direction.