Tiles - 瓦

Just a short one today. A new kanji I've learned that looks very much like what it represents:

瓦　- GA/GE - kawara guramu - tile or gram

I found this while reading about Kyoto's Cafe Kocsi in 京都のカフェランチ (らくたび文庫 No. 17). Apparently from the windows you can see many tiled rooftops or 瓦屋根【かわらやね】: a typical Kyoto scene. Here are some more words using this kanji:

瓦家　- かわらや　-　a tile-roofed house
瓦屋 - かわらや　-　a tile-maker or a tiler
瓦礫　- がれき - debris, rubble, wreckage
瓦解　- がかい　-　a debacle, a downfall, a collapse