Vocabulary

What does 障子 (しょうじ, shouji) mean?

障子 (しょうじ, shouji) means shoji (Japanese paper sliding door).

Quick facts
Readingしょうじ
Romajishouji
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょうじ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshouji

shoji (Japanese paper sliding door)

  1. 1noun shoji (paper sliding door)

Example sentences

  • Please open the shoji (sliding paper door).

  • The old house has paper sliding doors.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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