はめ殺ごろし窓まど

also: はめころしまど

は

め

ご

ろ

し

ま

ど

Meanings

1

noun

fixed window; non-opening window

A window that is permanently sealed or built into the wall and cannot be opened; often used for light or design rather than ventilation.

この部屋へやにははめ殺ごろし窓まどしかないので、換かん気きができない。
This room only has fixed windows, so we can't ventilate it.
廊ろう下かの突つき当あたりに

はめ

殺ごろ

し

窓まど

が

あっ

て

、

外そと

の

光ひかり

が

差さ

し

込こ

ん

で

いる

。

There is a fixed window at the end of the hallway, letting in outside light.

Written forms

はめ殺し窓
- はめごろしまど
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading はめごろしまど is the most common pronunciation.
- はめころしまど
  Alternate reading はめころしまど is occasionally used but less common.
嵌め殺し窓
- はめごろしまど
  Alternate kanji spelling using 嵌める; less common but still encountered.
- はめころしまど
  Rare combination of alternate kanji and alternate reading.
はめころしまど

Kanji

殺kill, murder, butcher
窓window, pane
嵌go into, plunge, inlay

Similar words

引ひき違ちがい窓まど
A sliding window that can be opened horizontally, unlike a fixed window.
開ひらき窓まど
A casement window that swings open, in contrast to a permanently sealed fixed window.

Etymology

Compound of はめ殺し (fitting and killing, i.e., sealing in place) and 窓 (window). The term describes a window that is 'killed' or rendered inoperable by being fixed into the frame.