寄よせ棟むね造づくり

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Meanings

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noun

hip roof; hipped roof; building with a hip roof

Refers to a roof style where all sides slope downwards to the walls, and by extension a building with such a roof. Common in traditional Japanese architecture.

この寺てらの本ほん堂どうは寄よせ棟むね造づくりです。
The main hall of this temple has a hip roof.
寄よせ棟むね造づくり

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家いえ

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Houses with hipped roofs are said to be strong against wind.

Written forms

寄よせ棟むね造づくり
Standard spelling; 寄棟 is the core architectural term for 'hip roof'.
寄よせ棟むね造づくり
Variant with okurigana せ; less common but seen in some contexts.
寄よせ棟むね造づくり
Abbreviated form without り; used in technical or compact writing.
寄よせ棟むね造づくり
Rare variant combining okurigana せ and abbreviated ending.

Kanji

寄draw near, stop in, bring near
棟ridgepole, ridge
造create, make, structure

Similar words

切きり妻づま造づくり
Gable roof; two sloping sides meeting at a ridge, with vertical triangular walls at the ends. Contrasts with the four-sided slope of 寄棟造り.
入いり母も屋や造づくり
A combination of hip and gable; the upper part is gabled and the lower part is hipped. More complex than a pure hip roof.

Etymology

Compound of 寄せ (stem of 寄せる, 'to bring together') + 棟 (ridge) + 造り (construction). The term describes a roof where the ridge is 'gathered' or enclosed by sloping sides on all four faces.