Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Roof truss or framework; the frame with diagonal members on either side of a strut *tsuka 束 or two or three transverse beams *hari 梁, separated by struts forming the shape and slopes for the gable *kirizuma-zukuri 切妻造, hip *yosemune-zukuri 寄棟造 or hip-and-gable roofs *irimoya-zukuri 入母屋造. The system of rainbow beams *kōryō 虹梁, separated by frog-leg struts *kaerumata 蟇股 can be considered part of the koyagumi.
