Japanese symbol for “roofing”
葺き
ぶき
Romaji: buki
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with
In Japanese, roofing is 葺き, read ぶき (buki).
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Meanings
- suf roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
Written forms: 葺き、葺. Readings: ぶき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “roofing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルーフィング | ルーフィング ruufingu | roofing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茅葺き | かやぶき kayabuki | thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof |
| 葺き替え | ふきかえ fukikae | reroofing; rethatching |
| 瓦葺き | かわらぶき kawarabuki | tile-roofing |
| 葺く | ふく fuku | to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle |
| 板葺き | いたぶき itabuki | shingle roofing |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.