East Asian hip-and-gable roof

The original Chinese style and similar styles are not only found in the traditional architectures of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam but also other countries such as Mongolia, Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva, Bhutan, and Tibet, and even South Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

A similar, generally taller and originally thatched hip and gable style is also traditionally used in Southeast Asia such as in the Philippines and in Indonesia.

[8] The style is generally characterized by the presence of nine ridges and a hipped roof encircled with a peristyle.

Paljakjibung (팔작지붕) is the most commonly used roof type in authoritative architecture during the Joseon Dynasty.

It started to be used for the honden at shrines and also in palaces, castles, and folk dwellings later during the Japanese Middle Ages.