shinzuka　真束

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

1　A king post. A generic term for a roof strut, koyazuka 小屋束, that rests upon a transverse beam *hari 梁, at the center of a building. The king post supports the ridge purlin *munagi 棟木. The truss post *udatsu 卯立, of some of the older thatched vernacular houses *minka 民家, of the Kinki 近畿 district is a type of shinzuka. Also the term is applicable to the framework of tiled roofs. 2　In traditional temple and shrine architecture, the king posts or center posts placed on the uppermost transverse beams to support the ridge pole. In such buildings, the king post often carries a large bearing block *daito 大斗, or a bracket complex *tokyou 斗きょう, that consists of a large bearing block, a bracket arm *hijiki 肘木, plus small bearing blocks *masu 斗.

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*koyagumi 小屋組　*yane kouzou 屋根構造

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