Glossary · N
Noyane
Also called hidden roof
The hidden roof of Japanese carpentry: a steep weather roof framed above the visible rafters and ceiling, so that the visible eaves can be low and deep.
See also: Hanegi
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Roof.
A feature of Japanese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Necking · Newel · Niche · Nosing · Nymphaeum · Obelisk · Oculus · Ogee