障子|しょうじshouji[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounshoji (paper sliding door)
- Synonym明かり障子あかりしょうじNeutralThe paper door made to let light in — what is now usually just called 「障子」. In old usage, 「障子」 meant partitions of all kinds, so this stresses the light-admitting type.
- Synonym紙障子NeutralStresses the paper covering, as opposed to doors of other materials. In everyday speech 「障子」 alone is enough.
- Synonym明障子WrittenA written variant of 「明かり障子」 for the light-admitting paper door; in everyday speech just say 「障子」.
- Synonym明り障子WrittenAnother written form of 「明かり障子」 for the light-admitting paper door; everyday speech uses 「障子」.
For the paper sliding door in daily life, 「障子」 is the default. Use 「明かり障子」 to stress that it lets light through, or 「紙障子」 to stress the paper covering; 「明障子」 and 「明り障子」 are written variants of 「明かり障子」.
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