Question

棟 むね、むな- 棟(とう): (1) large building; building with a long roof (2) counter for buildings, apartments, etc. S 木: tree; wood東: east 木 4 (none) ridgepole Ok just a note to the ´ridgepole facing east story´ im making up a story to JUSTIFY why that is the case. Assuming that 99% of you guys use the age old story of a ´sun rising through a tree tells you were the east is´, back in those days when people used ridgepoles they wanted to align their houses in such a way that they face the rising sun, so they wake up with a bright day, and wake up early with the sun seeping through in a perpendicular manner( as the ridge pole faces the sun in the morning).

Accepted Answer

トウ ridgepole, ridge 1 1406 12 75 き・きへん 形声 Phonetic Feng Shui states that the ridgepole of a house should be made of wood and face east.

Kanji	棟
Onyomi	トウ
Kunyomi	むね、むな-
English	ridgepole, ridge
Examples	棟(とう): (1) large building; building with a long roof (2) counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1406
Components	木: tree; wood 東: east
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	木
Radical Number	75
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	き・きへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	ridgepole
Koohii Story 1	Feng Shui states that the ridgepole of a house should be made of wood and face east.
Koohii Story 2	Ok just a note to the ´ridgepole facing east story´ im making up a story to JUSTIFY why that is the case. Assuming that 99% of you guys use the age old story of a ´sun rising through a tree tells you were the east is´, back in those days when people used ridgepoles they wanted to align their houses in such a way that they face the rising sun, so they wake up with a bright day, and wake up early with the sun seeping through in a perpendicular manner( as the ridge pole faces the sun in the morning).

East Ridge Wood Ridgepole Face Story Rising Wake