真しん壁かべ

noun

wall with exposed timber pillars

Architectural term for a wall where the structural pillars are visible on the surface, contrasting with 大壁 (a wall where pillars are hidden).

See also: 大壁

• この古ふるい家いえは真しん壁かべ造づくりで、柱はしらが壁かべから見みえている。

  This old house is built in the shinkabe style, with pillars visible on the wall surface.