束つか柱ばしら

noun

short pillar between beam and ridge

Technical architectural term for a short vertical post set on a beam to support the roof ridge, common in traditional Japanese roof framing.

• この古こ民みん家かの小こ屋や組ぐみには、束つか柱ばしらが何なん本ぼんも使つかわれている。

  In the roof structure of this old farmhouse, many short pillars are used between the beams and the ridge.