Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
An inclined plane. Any plane that descends downward on either side of a ridge *mune 棟, an eave purlin *nokigeta 軒桁, corner rafter *sumigi 隅木, a top rail *kasagi 笠木, etc. The junction point of two planes, or the peak is called *shinogi 鎬. Kogaeri can also refer to one inclined plane sloping from a flat roof.
