合がっ掌しょう組ぐみ

noun

triangular roof truss; gassho-style frame

Architectural term for the triangular framework of a thatched roof, especially in gassho-zukuri farmhouses. The name comes from the shape resembling hands pressed together in prayer (合掌).

See also: 合掌 (がっしょう)

• 白しら川かわ郷ごうの合がっ掌しょう造づくりでは、合がっ掌しょう組ぐみが急きゅう勾こう配ばいの屋や根ねを支ささえている。

  In the gassho-zukuri houses of Shirakawa-go, the triangular truss supports the steeply pitched roof.