kogaeri 小返
KEY WORD : 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.
 

a) kogaeri 小返 b) *shinogi

 
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