枢戸くるるど

noun

pivot-hinge door

Archaic term for a door mounted on a pivot hinge (枢, くるる). Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or architectural contexts.

See also: 枢 (くるる)

• 古ふるい寺じ院いんの枢戸くるるどは、今いまも静しずかに回まわる。

  The pivot-hinge door of the old temple still turns quietly.