Category:Hipped roofs in Japan

Types of Japanese hipped roofs

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Hipped roofs in Japan of several variations.

  • The basic hip roof is a yosemune yane 寄棟屋根 (yosemune 寄棟, yotsuyane 四つ屋根)
  • A common form of hip and gable roof is the irimoya yane 入母屋屋根. The irimoya has a larger gable than the kabuto yane.
    • See also hakamagoshi yane 袴腰屋根
  • A hipped roof with a gablet for originally for ventilation or light is a kabutoyane 兜屋根)
  • See also: A clipped gable or jerkinhead roof is a hankiriduma or hankirizuma.

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