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.
Many houses with thatched roofs remain in this village.
The skill of thatching is being lost due to a lack of successors.
thatched roof
Standard kanji spelling for thatched roof or thatching.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
Search-only form; mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Search-only form; mixed kanji-kana spelling with 萱.
Alternate kanji for かや (thatching grass); 萱 is less common than 茅.
Compound of 茅 (かや, 'thatching grass') and 葺き (ぶき, continuative form of 葺く, 'to thatch').