切きり妻づま屋や根ね

noun

gabled roof

A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge, forming a triangular gable at each end. Common in traditional Japanese architecture.

• この家いえは切きり妻づま屋や根ねで、雪ゆきが落おちやすい構こう造ぞうです。

  This house has a gabled roof, a structure that allows snow to slide off easily.