寄よせ棟むね屋や根ね

noun

hipped roof; hip roof

A roof with slopes on all four sides; common in traditional Japanese architecture.

• この神じん社じゃの寄よせ棟むね屋や根ねはとても美うつくしい。

  The hipped roof of this shrine is very beautiful.

• 寄よせ棟むね屋や根ねは風かぜに強つよいと言いわれている。

  Hipped roofs are said to be strong against wind.