Onyomi: トウ · Kunyomi: むな-, むね · Meanings: ridge, ridgepole
Kanji for ridge, ridgepole
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 棟 | むね | ridge (of roof) | common Noun |
| 棟 | とう | large building, building with a long roof | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 棟梁 | とうりょう | central figure, pillar (e.g. of the nation), mainstay, chief support, leader | Noun |
| 棟札 | むなふだ | sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc. | Noun |
| 棟上げ式 | むねあげしき | framework raising ceremony | Noun |
| 棟瓦 | むながわら | ridge tile | Noun |
| 棟割長屋 | むねわりながや | terraced or partitioned housing structure | Noun |
| むね打ち | むねうち | striking with the back of the sword | Noun |
| 棟上げ | むねあげ | ridgepole-raising, setting up of the framework of a house | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 棟木 | むなぎ | ridgepole, ridge beam | Noun |