noun
gable-side entrance style
A traditional Japanese architectural term for a building layout where the main entrance is placed on the gable end (the triangular wall under the roof ridge), as opposed to the eave side. Often contrasted with 平入り (hirairi).
See also: 平入り
この神社は妻入りの様式で建てられている。
This shrine is built in the tsumairi style, with the entrance on the gable side.
妻入りと平入りの違いは、屋根のどちら側に入口があるかです。
The difference between tsumairi and hirairi is which side of the roof the entrance is on.
平入り refers to the style where the entrance is on the long eave side, while 妻入り has the entrance on the gable side.
Compound of 妻 (tsuma, 'gable') + 入り (iri, 'entering'). The term describes the architectural orientation of the entrance.