雨樋(あまどい)

Composition: 雨(あま) (rain) + 樋(とい) (gutter, pipe). The 樋(とい) becomes どい through rendaku (sequential voicing).

Alternate writing: Sometimes written as 雨(あま)どい or あまどい.

Components of gutter system

• 軒樋(のきどい): horizontal gutter along the eave
• 竪樋(たてどい)/縦樋(たてどい): vertical downspout
• 集水器(しゅうすいき): funnel/collector
• 這(は)い樋(どい): gutter running along the ground

Maintenance

• 詰(つ)まる: to get clogged
• 掃除(そうじ)する: to clean
• 落(お)ち葉(ば)を取(と)り除(のぞ)く: to remove fallen leaves

Materials

• 塩(えん)ビ: PVC (most common)
• 銅(どう): copper (traditional)
• アルミ: aluminum

Related words

• 軒(のき): eaves
• 屋根(やね): roof
• 排水(はいすい): drainage