越こし屋や根ね

noun

roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern roof

Architectural term for a raised section of a roof with windows or louvers for ventilation and light; common in traditional Japanese architecture and industrial buildings.

• 工こう場じょうの越こし屋や根ねから煙けむりが出でている。

  Smoke is coming out of the factory's roof monitor.

• この古ふるい家いえには越こし屋や根ねがあって、夏なつは涼すずしい。

  This old house has a monitor roof, so it's cool in summer.