切きり妻づま

noun

gable

The triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof. In Japanese architecture, 切妻 refers specifically to the gable itself, not the whole roof structure.

• この家いえの切きり妻づまには美うつくしい装そう飾しょくが施ほどこされている。

  The gable of this house is beautifully decorated.

noun

gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction

Abbreviation of 切妻造り or 切妻屋根. Refers to the entire gabled roof, a building with such a roof, or the construction style. Common in architectural contexts.

See also: 切妻造り · 切妻屋根

• 日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな家か屋おくには切きり妻づまが多おおく見みられる。

  Gabled roofs are often seen in traditional Japanese houses.