寄棟 (よせむね) Japanese meaning | KotomoraThis house has a hipped roof.
Hipped roof construction is often seen in traditional Japanese architecture.
Written forms
寄棟Usage83%
Standard architectural term; the shorter form is common in technical contexts.
寄せ棟Usage17%
Full form with okurigana; also used, especially in explanatory texts.
Etymology
Compound of 寄せ (yose, 'gathering, bringing together') + 棟 (mune, 'ridge'), referring to a roof where the slopes gather at the ridge from all sides.
