茅かや葺ぶき

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

thatching; thatched roof

Refers both to the act of thatching a roof with grass or reeds, and to the roof itself. Often used in traditional architecture contexts.

• この村むらには茅かや葺ぶき屋や根ねの家いえがたくさん残のこっている。

  Many houses with thatched roofs remain in this village.

• 茅かや葺ぶきの技ぎ術じゅつは後こう継けい者しゃ不ぶ足そくで失うしなわれつつある。

  The skill of thatching is being lost due to a lack of successors.