noun
bamboo screen; rattan blind
A traditional hanging screen made of thin bamboo or reed strips, used for shade, partitioning, or decoration.
夏になると、窓にすだれをかける。
In summer, I hang a bamboo screen on the window.
すだれ越しに庭が見える。
I can see the garden through the bamboo blind.
noun
bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
Only with reading すだれ
Specifically a flat bamboo mat used for rolling sushi; often called 巻きす or 巻き簾 in cooking contexts.
すだれで巻き寿司を作る。
I make rolled sushi using a bamboo mat.
Kanji form; reading す is obsolete and not used in modern Japanese.
Rarely used kanji form.
巻きす specifically refers to the bamboo mat for rolling sushi, while すだれ more broadly means a hanging screen or blind.
The word すだれ is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 簾 is a Chinese character meaning 'bamboo blind' and was adopted for its meaning.