Related words 板いた 葺ぶ き 板葺き uses thicker boards, while こけら葺き uses thinner, smaller wooden shingles.
瓦かわら 葺ぶ き 瓦葺き is tile roofing, as opposed to wooden shingles.
茅かや 葺ぶ き 茅葺き is thatched roofing, using grass or straw, distinct from wooden shingles.
Written forms こけら 葺ぶ き Usage 45%
Standard spelling with kana for the first part and kanji for 葺く . The kanji 杮 is rare and easily confused with 柿 .
柿葺こけらぶき Usage 27%
irregular kanji usage irregular okurigana
Irregular kanji and okurigana; included for search coverage only.
柿葺こけらぶ き Usage 18%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 柿 is a different character (かき , persimmon) but sometimes substituted due to visual similarity. Included for search coverage.
こけらぶき Usage 9%
杮こけら 葺ぶ き
Uses the correct but very rare kanji 杮 (こけら ). Not commonly used; こけら葺き is preferred.
杮こけら 葺ぶき
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; the same rare kanji without the trailing き . Not standard.
Etymology 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).
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