noun
shingling; shingled roof
Refers to roofing with thin wooden shingles (こけら). Often used in traditional Japanese architecture. The term can mean both the act of shingling and the resulting roof.
See also: 板葺
この神社の屋根はこけら葺きで、定期的に葺き替えが必要だ。
The roof of this shrine is shingled, and it needs re-shingling periodically.
こけら葺きの技
The technique of shingling is passed down by skilled craftsmen.
Irregular kanji usage; 柿 is a different character (かき, persimmon) but sometimes substituted due to visual similarity. Included for search coverage.
Uses the correct but very rare kanji 杮 (こけら). Not commonly used; こけら葺き is preferred.
Irregular okurigana usage; the same rare kanji without the trailing き. Not standard.
From こけら (杮, thin wood shingle) + 葺き (ぶき, roofing, from 葺く). The kanji 杮 is rare and often confused with 柿 (persimmon).