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: 板葺き
The roof of this shrine is shingled, and it needs re-shingling periodically.
The technique of shingling is passed down by skilled craftsmen.
茅葺き is thatched roofing, using grass or straw, distinct from wooden shingles.
Standard spelling with kana for the first part and kanji for 葺く. The kanji 杮 is rare and easily confused with 柿.
Irregular kanji and okurigana; included for search coverage only.
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).