snow guard; snow stop
A device attached to a roof to prevent accumulated snow from sliding off suddenly.
If you don't install snow guards, snow falling from the roof is dangerous.
Standard kanji spelling for a snow guard device.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common than 雪止め.
Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') and 止め (dome, 'stopping'), from the verb 止める (tomeru, 'to stop').