If the Kawara tiles made of material other than clay have a shape similar to the Japanese clay Kawara, they are also named Kawara with the material name added at the head of the names, and manufactured and used.
粘土瓦以外のものに日本の粘土瓦の形を模した標準的な形をしたものも材料名を冠して瓦と呼び製造、使用されている。