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前扉 (まえとびら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前まえ扉とびら

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Meanings

1

noun

front door (cabinet, bus, etc.)

Refers to the front-facing door of a cabinet, bus, or similar object. Not used for building entrances.

バスの前まえ扉とびらから乗じょう車しゃしてください。
Please board through the front door of the bus.
この食しょっ器き棚だなの前まえ扉とびらは少すこし歪ゆがんでいる。
The front door of this cupboard is slightly warped.

2

Kanji

前in front, before
扉front door, title page, front page

Similar words

表ひょう紙し
表紙 is the cover of a book or magazine, while 前扉 is a specific page inside the book before the title page.
扉とびら
扉 is a general word for door, including building doors. 前扉 specifically means a front door of a cabinet or vehicle, or a half-title page.

Etymology

Compound of 前 (front) and 扉 (door). The bookbinding sense is a calque from English 'half-title' or 'bastard title', using the same kanji to mean a front page.

noun

half-title; bastard title

Bookbinding term for the page before the full title page, often bearing only the title. Technical use.

前まえ扉とびらには本ほんのタイトルだけが印いん刷さつされている。
Only the book's title is printed on the half-title page.