kaigata 貝形

1　A trapezoid.

2　Also called *tsuiji 築地. The shape at the ends of a roofed, wooden framed, mud-filled fence tsuijibei 築地塀. The posts of the fence incline inward kaigatabashira 貝形柱 from the base to the upper part, giving it a trapezoidal form. The upper beams are called katageta 肩桁. A similar shape can be seen in a *hakamagoshi 袴腰 style belfry *shōrō 鐘楼.