狐きつね窓まど

noun

small high lattice window

A small, often latticework window placed high on a wall, typically for ventilation or light while maintaining privacy. The name literally means 'fox window'.

• 古ふるい町まち家やの土ど間まには、狐きつね窓まどから柔やわらかな光ひかりが差さし込こんでいた。

  In the earthen-floor area of the old townhouse, soft light streamed in through the small high lattice window.

• 狐きつね窓まどは通つう風ふうと採さい光こうを兼かねた、日本にほん建けん築ちくの工く夫ふうの一ひとつだ。

  The kitsunemado is one of the ingenious features of Japanese architecture, serving both ventilation and lighting.