noun
Rare term for a roof thatched with cogon grass or similar materials. Mainly found in classical or historical descriptions.
古い集落には茅茨の家が残っている。
In the old village, houses with thatched roofs remain.
noun
cogon grass and thorny shrubs (thatching materials)
Refers specifically to the raw materials used for thatching: cogon grass (茅) and thorny shrubs (茨). Rare and technical; more common in discussions of traditional architecture.
茅茨は、茅と茨を指し、屋根を葺く材料として使われた。
茅茨 refers to cogon grass and thorny shrubs, used as materials for thatching roofs.
Compound of 茅 (cogon grass) and 茨 (thorny shrubs), both used as thatching materials. The reading ぼうし is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading, but the term is rare and largely replaced by 茅葺き in modern usage.