Translation guide
A structure of crossed strips forming a regular pattern of open spaces, used in fences, screens, trellises, and decorative elements. In Japanese, the term varies by material, pattern, and function.
A generic term for any crisscross framework with open spaces, often used in architecture or gardening.
The most common and versatile word for latticework, referring to any grid-like structure of bars or strips, such as window grilles, fences, or shoji frames.
窓に木の格子がはまっている。
The window has a wooden lattice.
庭の入り口に竹の格子の門がある。
There is a bamboo lattice gate at the garden entrance.
Loanword from English 'lattice', commonly used for garden trellises and decorative panels, especially in DIY and home improvement contexts.
ラティスを使って庭に目隠しを作った。
I made a privacy screen in the garden using lattice panels.
A lattice door, often sliding, used in traditional Japanese architecture for entrances or room dividers.
古い町家の格子戸から光が差し込んでいる。
Light is streaming through the lattice door of the old townhouse.
A lattice window, typically with a fixed grid pattern, found in traditional or rustic settings.
茶室の格子窓から庭が見える。
You can see the garden through the lattice window of the tea room.
Fine, intricate latticework used in shoji screens, transoms, and decorative woodwork, often without nails.
Thin wooden pieces assembled into geometric lattice patterns, a hallmark of traditional Japanese woodworking. Often seen in shoji and ranma (transoms).
この障子の組子細工はとても繊細だ。
The kumiko latticework on this shoji screen is very delicate.
The craft or product of kumiko latticework; emphasizes the artistry.
職人が組子細工を一つ一つ手作業で作っている。
The craftsman is making each piece of kumiko latticework by hand.
An open framework used to support climbing plants, often made of wood or metal.
Common loanword for a garden trellis, typically a freestanding lattice structure for vines.
バラをトレリスに絡ませている。
I'm training the roses on the trellis.
A traditional Japanese plant support shaped like a paper lantern frame, often used for morning glories or cucumbers. Literally means 'lantern'.
A fence or partition made of lattice, used for privacy or decoration.
A lattice fence, often made of bamboo or wood, used in traditional gardens.
格子垣の向こうに池が見える。
You can see the pond beyond the lattice fence.
A privacy lattice screen, often used on balconies or between properties.
ベランダに目隠し格子を設置した。
I installed a privacy lattice on the balcony.
格子 (kōshi) is the general term for any lattice or grid, often built-in. ラティス (ratisu) refers to ready-made lattice panels, common in home centers. トレリス (torerisu) is specifically a garden trellis for plants. Use 格子 for architectural features, ラティス for DIY panels, and トレリス for plant supports.
In traditional architecture, lattice patterns have specific names like 麻の葉 (asanoha, hemp leaf) or 桜 (sakura, cherry blossom). If you want to describe a particular pattern, you can say 「麻の葉模様の格子」(asanoha moyō no kōshi).
朝顔のあんどんを庭に立てた。
I set up a morning glory trellis in the garden.