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棟 むね

  1. ridge (of roof)
  2. back of a sword
  3. counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

棟 とう N3

  1. building with a long roof; large building
  2. counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

棟上げ むねあげ

  1. ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house

棟上げ式 むねあげしき

  1. framework raising ceremony

棟割長屋 むねわりながや

  1. terraced or partitioned housing structure

棟木 むなぎ

  1. ridge beam; ridgepole

棟札 むなふだ

  1. sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.

棟梁 とうりょう

  1. central figure; chief support; leader; mainstay; pillar (e.g. of the nation)
  2. boss; chief; head; leader
  3. master carpenter
  4. beams and ridge supports of a roof

棟梁 とうりゅう

  1. master builder; master carpenter

棟瓦 むながわら

  1. ridge tile
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