葺ふく

ふ

く

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

roof; thatch; shingle; tile

Used for covering a roof with a specified material. The material is often marked with で.

この家いえの屋や根ねは瓦かわらで葺ふいてある。
The roof of this house is tiled with roof tiles.

昔むかし

の

家いえ

は

茅かや

で

屋や

根ね

を

葺ふ

い

て

い

た

。

Old houses used to have thatched roofs.

Kanji

葺thatch, cover, shingle

Similar words

屋や根ね
屋根 is the noun 'roof', while 葺く is the verb meaning 'to roof' or 'to cover a roof with a material'.

Etymology

The kanji 葺 is composed of 艹 (grass) and 咠 (to whisper), suggesting the action of covering with grass or thatch. The reading ふく is a native Japanese verb.