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寄棟造り (yosemunezukuri) Japanese meaning: hip roof | Kotomora
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The main hall of this temple has a hip roof.
Houses with hipped roofs are said to be strong against wind.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near Related 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.
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.
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.
