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縦樋 (たてどい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縦たて樋どい

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Meanings

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noun

downpipe; drainspout; vertical gutter

A vertical pipe attached to the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof gutter down to the ground or a drain.

雨あまどいの縦たて樋どいが詰つまっている。
The downpipe of the rain gutter is clogged.
新あたらしい縦たて樋どいを取とり付つける工こう事じをした。
We had work done to install a new downpipe.

Written forms

縦たて樋どい
Standard kanji spelling; 縦 means 'vertical' and 樋 means 'gutter/pipe'.
竪たて樋どい
Variant using 竪, an older form of 縦 also meaning 'vertical'. Less common but still seen.

Kanji

縦vertical, length, height
樋water pipe, gutter, downspout
竪

length, height, warp

Similar words

雨あまどい
Refers to the entire gutter system (horizontal and vertical), while 縦樋 specifically means the vertical downpipe.
軒のき樋どい
The horizontal gutter along the eaves, as opposed to the vertical 縦樋.

Etymology

Compound of 縦 (tate, 'vertical') and 樋 (toi, 'gutter/pipe'). The reading たてどい is a standard rendaku form.