Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Word Search
Play a Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: GASSHO, ZUKURI, THATCH, SHOJI, TATAMI, KAWARA, GABLE, IRIMOYA, SHIRAKAWA, GOKAYAMA, HIDA, PADDY.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go word list, defined
- THATCH /θætʃ/ · noun, verb
- A layer of dry, dead grass and other plant material on a roof, especially one made of straw or reeds. To cover or roof with thatch. Related: match, moss, litter, straw.
- SHOJI /ʃoʊdʒi/ · noun
- A traditional Japanese screen or room divider, typically made of translucent paper or wood, used to separate spaces or filter light. Related: screen, divider, partition, shutter.
- TATAMI /tætəmi/ · noun
- A mat made of woven grass or reeds, traditionally used in Japanese rooms. Related: mat, mattress, floor covering.
- GABLE /ˈɡeɪbəl/ · noun
- The triangular part at the end of a roof, typically forming the end of a ridge. A gable is often decorated with a gable end. Related: gable end, gable wall, triangular part, ridge.
- PADDY /ˈpædi/ · noun
- A field of grain, especially rice, or a person of Irish descent. A person of Irish descent, especially one who is considered to be of low social class. Related: field, rice field, Irishman, Celt.
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