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うだつ

raised roof structure on a traditional Japanese house

→ 卯達
noun Rare #39,030
raised roof structure on a traditional Japanese house Often seen in the expression うだつが上がらない, meaning “to be unsuccessful” or “to get nowhere.”
JA: この町にはうだつのある古い家が残っている。
EN: Old houses with raised roof structures remain in this town.

一生うだつの上がらない名前だ

It’s a name for someone who’ll never amount to anything.

— タイタニック (1997)

彼は、うだつが上がらないようだ。

He seems to be going nowhere in life.