Word Meaning 棟札

むなふだ munafuda

棟札 is read as むなふだ (munafuda) and means sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc..

Meaning

English

  1. sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.

Reading

Kana

むなふだ

Romaji

munafuda

Writing Variants

  • 棟札 むねふだ munefuda

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 131979 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

むね

back of a sword

棟上げ式

むねあげしき

framework raising ceremony

棟割長屋

むねわりながや

terraced or partitioned housing structure

棟上げ

むねあげ

ridgepole-raising

棟打ち

むねうち

striking with the back of the sword

棟木

むなぎ

ridgepole

応札

おうさつ

making a bid

氏子札

うじこふだ

charm for shrine visitors

検札

けんさつ

ticket inspection

張札

はりふだ

harifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6; used for playing tehonbiki)

株札

かぶふだ

kabufuda (type of playing cards used to play oicho-kabu)

素札

すふだ

card only worth 1 point