障子

しょうじ
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
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A shoji: a traditional Japanese sliding door made of a wooden frame covered with paper, used as a room partition that lets light through.

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Examples

障子を閉めると柔らかい光が部屋に入ってくる。

When you close the shoji, soft light enters the room.

子どもが障子を破って穴をあけてしまった。

A child tore the shoji and made a hole in it.

古い家の障子の張り替えをお願いした。

I asked someone to replace the shoji paper in the old house.

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