裳階
も
こ
し
Meanings
1
pent roof; skirt roof
Architectural term for a secondary roof or eave below the main roof, common in pagodas and temple buildings. The reading もこし is standard; しょうかい is a less common Sino-Japanese reading.
The pent roof of the five-story pagoda adds a beautiful visual accent.
The main hall of this temple has a skirt roof.