noun
oil-treated shoji; water-resistant shoji
A shoji screen whose paper has been treated with oil to improve water resistance, often used in places exposed to rain. Related to 油障子.
縁側には雨障子が立ててある。
An oil-treated shoji is set up on the veranda.
雨障子は普通の障子より雨に強い
Rain shoji are more resistant to rain than ordinary shoji.
Another term for oil-treated shoji; essentially synonymous with 雨障子.
Compound of 雨 (rain) and 障子 (shoji), referring to a shoji screen treated for rain resistance. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.