noun
small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage
Specific term in Noh theater for the small door at the back of the stage used by stagehands and musicians.
能舞台の切戸口から囃子方が出入りする。
The musicians enter and exit through the small door at the rear of the Noh stage.
noun
small garden gate
A small gate or door in a garden, often a simple wooden structure. Cross-referenced with 小門.
See also: 小門
There is a small garden gate at the back of the garden, from which you can go out to the path.
小門 is a more general term for a small gate, while 切戸口 can specifically refer to the Noh stage door or a small garden gate.
Compound of 切る (kiru, 'cut') + 戸 (to, 'door') + 口 (kuchi, 'opening'). The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with a small door or gate.