Udatsu

Japanese: 卯建/梲 - うだつ
Udatsu
1. The gabled roof wall (the side that meets the ridge at a right angle). In particular, this wall is extended higher than the roof and a small roof is added. It was mainly seen in town houses in the Kinki region. It was considered a symbol of the status of the house, and those covered with tiles and plaster helped to prevent fire and wind.
➁ A beam that is erected between the ridge and beams of a house.

Source : Kodansha Dictionary of House and Interior Terms Information

Japanese:
➀切妻の屋根の妻側(棟(むね)に直角に接する側面)の壁。特に、これを屋根より高いところまで延長して小さな屋根をつけたもの。おもに近畿地方の町屋でみられた。家の格式の象徴とされ、瓦(かわら)や漆喰(しっくい)を施したものは、防火・防風に役立った。
➁家屋の棟と梁(はり)の間に立てる束(つか)。

出典 講談社家とインテリアの用語がわかる辞典について 情報

<<:  Utatsu ichthyosaurus (English spelling) Utatsusaurus hataii

>>:  Utazu [town] - Utazu

Recommend

Norman Conquest

The Norman conquest of England, which began in 106...

Shaykh al-Ishrāq (English spelling)

…He was born in Suhrawardy, Iran, and died in Ale...

match play

...Shaft materials include carbon fiber and titan...

Popular

…To keep a fishing net in the required shape unde...

Winter migration

…In the Northern Hemisphere, migration generally ...

Kinubari (silk-covered) - Kinubari (English spelling) serpentine goby

A marine fish of the Gobiidae family in the order ...

Toyamago

A roadside station in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture...

Uppsala School

Also known as the Scandinavian School. It took a c...

Czartoryski, AK (English spelling)

…A Polish politician who lived through the tumult...

Leonida Bissolati

1857‐1920 Italian socialist. Grew up under the inf...

High voltage test

A test to check the insulation of electric power e...

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

The second largest printing company in the industr...

Exchange risk

Losses incurred due to fluctuations in foreign ex...

petit mal (English spelling) petitmal

...During a tonic seizure, the EEG shows a genera...

Accounting Court - Kaikeihoin

…In contrast, the Royal Assembly in the narrow se...