Construction of the roof - Jyoto

Japanese: 上棟 - じょうとう

〘noun〙① When building a house, the act of assembling the pillars and beams and then raising the ridgepole on top. Also, the ceremony. Muneage. ※Chuu-u-ki - November 28, 1104 (the first year of the Choji era) "The ridgepole was raised on the 10th day" ※Goyudono-jo-nikki - August 23, 1482 (the 14th year of the Bunmei era) "The Emperor's visit to Muromachi was so ardent that he was summoned to the palace." [I Ching - Jishi-ge] ② In the entertainment world, it refers to the act of being brought up to the top (when a geisha or prostitute has sex with a customer for the first time).

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 家を建てる時、柱や梁を組み立てその上に棟木を上げること。また、その儀式。むねあげ。※中右記‐長治元年（1104）一一月二八日「去十日上棟」※御湯殿上日記‐文明一四年（1482）八月二三日「むろまちとのの御さんさうのりつちう、しやうとうのめてたさに、しろ御たちまいらせらるる」〔易経‐繋辞下〕② 花柳界で、水揚げすること（芸妓・娼妓が、初めて客と関係をもつこと）をいう。

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