茅葺(かやぶ)き

かやぶき
noun
thatch; thatched roof
buildingculture
1. thatch; thatched roof
A roof covered with bundled reeds, straw, or miscanthus grass, traditional on old Japanese farmhouses and shrines.
茅葺(かやぶ)きの家(いえ)。
A thatched house.
この村(むら)には茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね)の民家(みんか)が残(のこ)っている。
Thatched-roof houses still remain in this village.
茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね)は数十年(すうじゅうねん)ごとに葺(ふ)き替(か)える必要(ひつよう)がある。
A thatched roof needs to be re-thatched every few decades.

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Cultural note

Thatched roofs are emblematic of traditional rural Japan; famous examples survive in the gasshō-style villages of Shirakawa-gō. The kanji 茅(かや) refers to the miscanthus and reed grasses used for thatching, and 葺(ふ)く means to roof or thatch.

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Added 2026.5.19 12:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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