noun
A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge, forming a triangular gable at each end. Common in traditional Japanese architecture.
この家は切妻屋根で、雪が落ちやすい構造です。
This house has a gabled roof, a structure that allows snow to slide off easily.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana; irregular okurigana usage.
A hipped roof where all sides slope downwards, unlike the gabled roof which has vertical triangular ends.
Compound of 切妻 (kirizuma, 'gable') and 屋根 (yane, 'roof'). The exact origin of 切妻 is uncertain, but it refers to the cut-off or truncated shape of the gable end.