noun
doors and shoji; sliding doors and paper-paned sliding doors
Refers collectively to both solid doors (戸) and translucent sliding doors with paper panes (障子) in traditional Japanese architecture.
古い家では、戸障子の開け閉てに気をつかう。
In old houses, one has to be careful when opening and closing the doors and shoji.
戸障子を張り替えるのは、年末の大仕事だ。
Re-papering the doors and shoji is a big year-end task.
Refers to solid doors, not the paper-paned sliding doors.
Compound of 戸 (to, 'door') and 障子 (shōji, 'paper-paned sliding door').