飛ひ簷えん

noun

upturned eaves; high roof

Architectural term referring to the upward-curving eaves characteristic of traditional East Asian buildings, especially in temple and palace architecture.

• 寺じ院いんの飛ひ簷えんが青あお空ぞらに映はえている。

  The temple's upturned eaves stand out against the blue sky.

• この建たて物ものは飛ひ簷えんの曲きょく線せんが美うつくしい。

  The curve of the upturned eaves on this building is beautiful.