straw-thatched roof
A roof made of straw thatch, typical of traditional Japanese farmhouses (minka).
Old private houses still have straw-thatched roofs.
Standard kanji spelling using 藁 (straw) and 屋根 (roof).
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; 藁 is sometimes written in kana for readability.
Compound of 藁 (wara, 'straw') and 屋根 (yane, 'roof').