合掌造り

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
がっ
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: S
つく > づく
Grade: 5
A house with gasshōzukuri architecture in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Etymology[edit]

From 合掌 (がっしょう, praying hands) + 造り (つくり, construction), continuative form of the verb 造る (つくる, to make; to construct).

Noun[edit]

(がっ)(しょう)(づく) (gasshōzukuri

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