屋根(やね)

屋根(やね) refers to the roof of a building.

Etymology

屋(や) (house) + 根(ね) (root/base) - the "base" covering of a house.

Types of roofs

• 瓦(かわら)屋根(やね): tiled roof (traditional Japanese)
• 茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね): thatched roof
• 三角(さんかく)屋根(やね): triangular/gabled roof

Common collocations

• 屋根(やね)を直(なお)す: to fix the roof
• 屋根(やね)に登(のぼ)る: to climb onto the roof
• 屋根(やね)から落(お)ちる: to fall from the roof

Compounds

• 屋根裏(やねうら): attic
• 屋根(やね)瓦(かわら): roof tile

Common expressions

同(おな)じ屋根(やね)の下(した)に住(す)む: to live under the same roof (together)