noun
top-hinged window shutter; awning window shutter
A shutter or door hinged at the top, often propped open with a pole. Common in traditional Japanese architecture.
古い町家では、突き上げ戸を棒で支えて開けておくことが多い。
In old townhouses, top-hinged shutters are often propped open with a pole.
Compound of 突き上げ (tsukiage, 'pushing up') + 戸 (to, 'door/shutter'), referring to a shutter that is pushed upward to open.