noun
shingles; roofing boards
Refers to thin wooden boards used for roofing, often in traditional Japanese architecture.
古い家の屋根には葺き板が使われている。
The roof of the old house uses shingles.
瓦 refers to clay roof tiles, while 葺き板 specifically means wooden shingles or boards.
Compound of 葺き (fuki, 'roofing, thatching') + 板 (ita, 'board'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward.