noun
Refers to wooden paneling on the lower part of an interior wall, often in traditional Japanese architecture.
古い旅館の廊下には腰張りが施されていた。
The hallway of the old inn had wainscoting.
noun
decorative paper skirt on a sliding door
A paper covering attached to the lower part of a sliding door (fusuma or shoji) for decoration and protection.
この襖の腰張りには金箔が使われている。
Gold leaf is used on the decorative paper skirt of this sliding door.
Compound of 腰 (koshi, 'waist, lower part') and 張り (hari, 'stretching, covering'), referring to a covering applied to the lower portion of a wall or door.