roofed mud wall; mud wall with a tiled roof
A traditional Japanese earthen wall topped with a tiled roof, often seen in temple or old residential compounds. The term is somewhat specialized, used in architectural or historical contexts.
See also: 築地塀
The temple's roofed mud wall has a dignified air after many years.
A tsuiji is a traditional wall with a tiled roof placed on top of an earthen wall.
The temple grounds were enclosed by an old roofed mud wall.
土塀 is a plain earthen wall without the tiled roof cap that defines a 築地.
築地 is the general term for a roofed mud wall, while 大垣 usually describes a larger or grander version surrounding temples or villas.
Written the same way, 築地 read ついじ means a roofed mud wall, while 築地 read つきじ is the place name for Tokyo's famous fish-market district.
築山 is a man-made hill in a garden, while 築地 is a mud-plastered wall or earthen fence often found in the same garden.
roofed mud wall
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Rare variant using 墻 (wall); not commonly encountered.
Compound of 築 (tsui, 'building up' or 'piling up') and 地 (ji, 'earth'), referring to a wall built up from earth. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used since the Heian period for roofed earthen walls.