引き戸 (ひきど) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Meanings
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noun
sliding door
A door that slides horizontally along a track, common in Japanese architecture.
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Similar words
- ドア
ドア is a general term for any door, often hinged, while 引き戸 specifically refers to a sliding door.
- 障子
障子 is a sliding door made of a wooden lattice covered with translucent paper, a type of 引き戸.
- ふすま
ふすま is a sliding door with opaque paper or cloth, used as a room partition, also a type of 引き戸.
Etymology
Compound of 引き (hiki, 'pulling', the continuative form of 引く) and 戸 (to, 'door'), with rendaku voicing to ど. Literally 'pull-door'.
