上棟 じょうとう Meanings Noun raising the ridgepole Kanji 上 up. Read as ジョウ. 棟 building. Read as トウ. Words containing 上棟 上棟式 (じょうとうしき) ridgepole-raising ceremony 上棟祭 (じょうとうさい) ridgepole-raising ceremony Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists