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单词 shoji
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Definition of shoji in English:

shoji

(also shoji screen)
nounPlural shojis ˈʃəʊdʒiˈSHōjē
  • (in Japan) a sliding outer or inner door made of a latticed screen covered with white paper.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He sat crosslegged at the closest table to the door, closing the shoji as he went.
    • Suddenly an arrow shot through the paper of the shoji door.
    • With its faux rice-paper lamps and shoji sliding doors, the street could easily pass for a tidy neighborhood in Tokyo.
    • A courtier quietly slid open the shoji to advise them of Masakazu's arrival.
    • There was a shoji screen (a screen that's put up for privacy) blocking his view of the room.
    • When I got a little too much Asian theme in my house, I covered my shoji screen with the fencing and instantly went tiki!

Origin

From Japanese shōji.

 
 

Definition of shoji in US English:

shoji

(also shoji screen)
nounˈSHōjē
  • (in Japan) a sliding outer or inner door made of a latticed screen covered with white paper.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was a shoji screen (a screen that's put up for privacy) blocking his view of the room.
    • A courtier quietly slid open the shoji to advise them of Masakazu's arrival.
    • He sat crosslegged at the closest table to the door, closing the shoji as he went.
    • With its faux rice-paper lamps and shoji sliding doors, the street could easily pass for a tidy neighborhood in Tokyo.
    • When I got a little too much Asian theme in my house, I covered my shoji screen with the fencing and instantly went tiki!
    • Suddenly an arrow shot through the paper of the shoji door.

Origin

From Japanese shōji.

 
 
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