甍

いらか【甍】

tile(d) roof

〖C〗かわら屋根.

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いらか【甍】

〔瓦〕 a (roof) tile; 〔瓦屋根〕 a tiled roof.

●いらかの波 (tiled) roof after roof.

●大邸宅がいらかを並べている. One mansion follows another. | There is one mansion after another.

・ここは商家がいらかを争う城下町だ. This is a castle town, with merchant houses crowding close upon one another.

甍段 〔西洋建築の破風の両側に付ける〕 crowsteps; corbel-steps; 《英》 corbiesteps.