藁葺き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藁	葺
わら Jinmeiyō	ふ > ぶ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
藁ぶき

Etymology

From 藁(わら) (wara, “straw”) + 葺(ふ)き (fuki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 葺(ふ)く (fuku, “to thatch”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わらぶき [wàrábúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾa̠bɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

藁(わら)葺(ぶ)き • (warabuki) 

1. (roof that is) thatched with straw