Etymology

chigi

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Today it means: In Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto shrine roofs. Full definition →

Japanese 千木
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from千木
  2. English todaychigi

Borrowed from Japanese 千木 (chigi).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.