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chigi

chigi noun: in Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto shrine roofs.

Noun

chigi (plural chigi)

  1. In Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto shrine roofs.

Forms of chigi

pluralchigi

Origin of chigi

Borrowed from Japanese 千木 (chigi).

Questions about chigi

What does chigi mean?
Chigi means in Japanese architecture, a V-shaped finial used mainly on Shinto shrine roofs.
What part of speech is chigi?
Chigi is a noun.
What is the plural of chigi?
The plural of chigi is chigi.

Words near chigi in the dictionary

  1. chiggers
  2. chigging
  3. Chighatay
  4. Chighatoy
  5. Chighatāy
  6. chigi
  7. chigirtma
  8. chignolin
  9. chignon
  10. chignoned
  11. chignonned

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