瓦かわら

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

roof tile; tile

Refers to traditional clay roof tiles, but can also be used for modern roofing tiles.

The roof of this house is made of tiles.

〈場ば所しょ〉に瓦かわらを葺ふくto lay/tile a roof with roof tiles
古ふるい家いえの屋や根ねに瓦かわらを葺ふいた。
They tiled the roof of the old house with roof tiles.
瓦かわらが割われるfor a roof tile to crack/break
地じ震しんで屋や根ねの瓦かわらが割われた。
The roof tiles cracked in the earthquake.
瓦かわらを焼やくto fire/bake roof tiles
この地ち域いきでは昔むかしから瓦かわらを焼やいている。
Roof tiles have been fired in this region since long ago.

タイルN1
瓦 refers specifically to traditional Japanese roof tiles, while タイル is the broader loanword for tiles used on floors, walls, and other surfaces.

煉れん瓦がN2
瓦 is a fired-clay tile used to cover a roof, while 煉瓦 is a fired-clay brick used to build walls.

The kanji 瓦 originally depicted a roof tile. The reading かわら is a native Japanese word.

瓦がわら

comma-pattern tile

concave roof tile; flat tile

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