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.
The musicians enter and exit through the small door at the rear of the Noh stage.
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.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate spelling with okurigana.
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.