栩葺とちぶき

noun

thick shingle roofing; roofing with thick shingles

A traditional Japanese roofing technique using thick wooden shingles (栩板). Commonly found on shrine buildings, Noh stages, and other traditional structures. The term can refer to both the method and the resulting roof.

See also: 栩板

• この神じん社じゃの栩と葺ちぶきの屋や根ねは、数すう十じゅう年ねんごとに葺ふき替かえが必ひつ要ようだ。

  The thick-shingled roof of this shrine needs re-roofing every few decades.

• 能のう舞ぶ台たいの屋や根ねは栩と葺ちぶきで、独どく特とくの重じゅう厚こう感かんがある。

  The roof of the Noh stage is thick-shingled, giving it a distinctive sense of solidity.