shoji

[ shoh-zhee, -jee ]

/ ˈʃoʊ ʒi, -dʒi /

noun, plural sho·ji, sho·jis.

a light screen consisting of a framework of wood covered with paper or other translucent material, used originally in Japanese homes as one of a series of sliding panels between the interior and exterior or between two interior spaces.

Origin of shoji

1875–80; <Japanese shōji, earlier shaũji<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhàngzi fence

Words nearby shoji

shogun, shogunate, shogun bond, shoguns, shohet, shoji, Sholapur, Sholem Aleichem, Sholes, Sholokhov, Sholom

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Example sentences from the Web for shoji

The local people open their homes to show off their treasures inside: artworks, Shoji screens, their homes.
Bar-Hopping With the Kyoto Geisha|Liza Foreman|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meister, like Shoji, is a designer who consistently dresses plus-size stars.
Octavia Spencer: Nominated for ‘The Help’ and Star of the Red Carpet|Justine Harman|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Handmade Japanese window or Shoji paper for repairing leaves, also called Japanese mending tissue.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries|John Cotton Dana
Um-ko in her room forgot her sewing, and leaned a delicate ear closer to the shoji.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Tatsu had, as rudely, reopened the shoji panels, tearing a large hole in the translucent paper.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Two of the four walls of the guest-room were of shoji, a lattice covered with translucent rice-paper.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
And at the end he heard her sink slowly to the earth, slipping, sighing, down the shoji.
The Way of the Gods|John Luther Long

British Dictionary definitions for shoji

shoji

/ (ˈʃəʊʒiː, -dʒiː) /

noun plural -ji or -jis

a rice-paper screen in a sliding wooden frame, used in Japanese houses as a partition

any similar screen

Word Origin for shoji

C19: from Japanese, from shō to separate + ji a piece

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单词	shoji
释义	shoji [ shoh-zhee, -jee ] / ˈʃoʊ ʒi, -dʒi / noun, plural sho·ji, sho·jis. a light screen consisting of a framework of wood covered with paper or other translucent material, used originally in Japanese homes as one of a series of sliding panels between the interior and exterior or between two interior spaces. Origin of shoji 1875–80; <Japanese shōji, earlier shaũji<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhàngzi fence Words nearby shoji shogun, shogunate, shogun bond, shoguns, shohet, shoji, Sholapur, Sholem Aleichem, Sholes, Sholokhov, Sholom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shoji The local people open their homes to show off their treasures inside: artworks, Shoji screens, their homes. Bar-Hopping With the Kyoto Geisha\|Liza Foreman\|September 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Meister, like Shoji, is a designer who consistently dresses plus-size stars. Octavia Spencer: Nominated for ‘The Help’ and Star of the Red Carpet\|Justine Harman\|February 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Handmade Japanese window or Shoji paper for repairing leaves, also called Japanese mending tissue. Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries\|John Cotton Dana Um-ko in her room forgot her sewing, and leaned a delicate ear closer to the shoji. The Dragon Painter\|Mary McNeil Fenollosa Tatsu had, as rudely, reopened the shoji panels, tearing a large hole in the translucent paper. The Dragon Painter\|Mary McNeil Fenollosa Two of the four walls of the guest-room were of shoji, a lattice covered with translucent rice-paper. The Dragon Painter\|Mary McNeil Fenollosa And at the end he heard her sink slowly to the earth, slipping, sighing, down the shoji. The Way of the Gods\|John Luther Long British Dictionary definitions for shoji shoji / (ˈʃəʊʒiː, -dʒiː) / noun plural -ji or -jis a rice-paper screen in a sliding wooden frame, used in Japanese houses as a partition any similar screen Word Origin for shoji C19: from Japanese, from shō to separate + ji a piece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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