noun
shoji
noun
1
A sliding Japanese screen or door made of a wooden frame covered in translucent paper.
"Soft light filtered through the shoji into the tea room."
How to Use Shoji
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional Japanese paper-and-wood sliding screen used as a door or room divider.
Word Forms
shojis plural, shoji plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 障子 (shōji).