kawarajiri　瓦尻

KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles

Lit. the tail of a tile. The tail or upper end of a broad concave roof tile *hiragawara 平瓦. It is wider than the head atama 頭 or lower end. The tail of a semi-cylindrical convex roof tile *marugawara 丸瓦 is also at the upper end unless it has a lip *tamabuchi 玉縁, in which case the edge above the extended lip is called the kawarajiri.

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