合掌造り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
合 掌 造
がっ
Grade: 2 		しょう
Grade: S 		つく > づく
Grade: 5

Etymology

From 合掌(がっしょう) (gasshō, “praying hands”) + 造(つく)り (tsukuri, “construction”), continuative form of the verb 造る (つくる, “to make; to construct”).

Noun

合(がっ)掌(しょう)造(づく)り • (gasshōzukuri) 

  1. (architecture) a thatched roof with high, steep rafters
  2. (architecture) traditional architecture featuring such roofs
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