(n) a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters, Syn. rooftree, ridgepole
[栋梁 / 棟樑, dòng liángㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ] ridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)#37726
[むなふだ;むねふだ, munafuda ; munefuda] (n) sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.