Gassho-zukuri (a house built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands together): This type is usually classified as Kirizuma-zukuri, but is sometimes classified as irimoya style (building with a half-hipped roof) when the eaves of the gable are large.
合掌造は通常切妻に分類されるが、妻の庇が大きい場合は入母屋とされる場合がある。