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Coming from a place that gets lots of snow, I think of roofs as being slanted
and inaccessible. For me, the word 'roof' does not conjure an image of usable
space. However, from the looks of it, the top of Japanese buildings (ie roofs)
are largely accessible and put to good use.

Most dictionaries define 屋上 as "roof" or "rooftop". Does the term 屋上 refer
specifically to the human-usable space on top of a building, or more broadly
to the top of a building, whether or not it is accessible?
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Specific meaning of 屋上
It technically means both, but is mainly used for the flat space on top of a
building. For the other meaning, you can say 屋根の上.
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