切妻形
English translation: gabled roof
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| 02:44 Jun 24, 2005 |
| Japanese to English translations [PRO] Architecture | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Kurt Hammond United States Local time: 02:54 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | gabled end roof |
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| 4 +3 | gable-shaped/ gabled (roof) |
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| 4 +1 | gable |
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| 3 | saddle roof |
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| 3 | gable structure |
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| 切妻形 saddle roof Explanation: I'm not an expert, but I've heard it refered to as a saddle roof before. The Japanese pronunciation kirizuma also gets a number of hits on Google. Reference: http://www.e-house.co.jp/looks/yane/kirizuma-001.html |
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| 切妻形 gabled end roof Explanation: This was verified with a construction expert with over 30 years experience. "its called a gabled end roof. If all sides were sloped down, then its a hip roof" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2005-06-24 03:17:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.google.co.jp/search?biw=928&hl=en&q=gabled end ro... Also referred to as end-gabled roof |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
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