Glossary · H
Hanegi
A cantilever beam inside a Japanese hidden roof, pivoting on the column line to carry the deep eaves.
See also: Noyane
Rules that use the word
The hidden roof: separate the eaves from the weather. Build the visible eaves as low and wide as the design requires, and above the visible ceiling raise a second, steeper roof on cantilever beams (hanegi) to shed the rain.
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