Lit.
flowing.
1 The flow of the roof line from the ridge *munagi
棟木, to the edge of the eaves *nokisaki
棟先. The term is usually applied to gable roofs *kirizuma
yane 切妻屋根, because both the front and rear sides of
the roof are identical, specifically called ryounagare
両流. *Katanagare
片流 indicates a single roof slope, for example, a pent roof,
*hisashi
廂, attached below the eaves of building and extending above
the veranda. Hisashi may also be placed above windows
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| 2 A brook made to flow through a garden.
It may originate from a natural sources or may be artificially created.
Sometimes a little rock island is made to divide or redirect the flow
of water. A small bridge or stepping stones sawatobi-ishi 沢飛石,
(lit. swamp stepping stones) are positioned for crossing over the
stream. Revetments are made of stones placed in long, tubular, open-laced
bamboo, basket-like containers called jakago 蛇籠. A dry stream
*karenagare
枯流, is made to symbolize a real stream by using white sand, often
raked into wavy patterns, and using stone and rocks that are sometimes
surrounded by moss. |
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