noun
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.
この家の切妻には美しい装飾が施されている。
The gable of this house is beautifully decorated.
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.
日本の伝統的な家屋には切妻が多く見られる。
Gabled roofs are often seen in traditional Japanese houses.
Variant with okurigana; it is irregular okurigana usage, but it is still encountered.
Compound of 切る (kiru, 'to cut') + 妻 (tsuma, 'gable' or 'end side of a building'). The reading きりづま is standard; きりずま is an irregular kana variant.