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障子 (しょうじ, shouji) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “paper sliding door”.
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Example sentences 11
猫が 障子を 破った。
The cat tore the paper sliding door.
年中行事障子。
」 The screen of annual observances.'
壁に 耳あり 障子に 目あり。
Walls have ears, sliding paper doors have eyes
壁に 耳あり、 障子に 目あり。
Walls have ears, shoji have eyes.
壁に 耳 有り 障子に 目 有り。
Walls have ears and Shoji style Japanese paper sliding doors have eyes.
その中でも、明かり障子の使用は画期的な創意工夫であった。
Among such devices, the use of akari shoji was an epoch-making, ingenious device.
絹障子、紙障子、板障子なども台脚の上に乗せる衝立障子であった。
Kinu-shoji, kami-shoji, ita-shoji and others were tsuitate-shoji used on a stand.「
当初は男子のみを対象としていたが、聴講を望む婦女子多く、障子越しの別室にて拝聴を許された。
Initially it was only for the men; then women were allowed to listen to the lecture in another room behind the shoji (partitions that can divide the interior of a building into separate rooms) since many women desired to attend.
障子がはずれた. The shoji is off its groove.今日の障子である。
This type of shoji is still being used nowadays.
さらに、春夏秋冬の儀式を描き上げた年中行事障子（衝立障子）が、殿上の間の戸口の前に置かれていた。
In addition, the Nenjugyoji no shoji (Tsuitate shoji) drawn the regular annual ceremonies of four seasons was placed at the entrance of Tenjo no ma (anteroom for nobles).
安禅必ずしも山水を用いず、心頭滅却すれば火も亦た涼し" (The original text written by Jukukaku TO says "as if fire itself would be cool.(火も自ずから涼し) "格式を重んじる応接間としての書院と、やすらぎを得る家族の居住する居間とは自ずからふすま障子の紋様の果たす役割が異なる。
The role of fusuma-shoji between a shoin as a formal drawing room and a living room for a family to relax in is different.