ガラス戸ど

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

A door with glass panels, such as a sliding glass door or a French door. Common in homes, shops, and public buildings.

ガラス戸どを開あけてベランダに出でた。
I opened the glass door and went out onto the balcony.
店みせのガラス戸どに営えい業ぎょう時じ間かんが貼はってある。
The business hours are posted on the shop's glass door.

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Usage patterns

ガラス戸どを開あけるto open a glass door
暑あついのでガラス戸どを開あけて風かぜを通とおした。
Since it was hot, I opened the glass door to let the breeze in.
ガラス戸どが割われるa glass door shatters/breaks
強つよい風かぜでガラス戸どが割われてしまった。
The glass door shattered due to the strong wind.
ガラス戸越どごしに〈物もの〉〉を見みるto look at something through a glass door
ガラス戸ど越ごしに庭にわの花はなを見みた。
I looked at the flowers in the garden through the glass door.

Kanji

戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
硝nitrate, saltpeter
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

引ひき戸ど
引き戸 refers to any sliding door regardless of material, while ガラス戸 specifically has glass panels and often is a sliding door.
ドアN5
ドア is the generic word for any door (often hinged), while ガラス戸 specifies a door made of glass, commonly sliding.

Don't confuse with

窓まどN5
窓 is a fixed opening in a wall for light and air, whereas ガラス戸 is a movable door made of glass that people walk through.
障しょう子じN2
障子 is a traditional Japanese sliding panel covered with paper, while ガラス戸 uses glass instead of paper.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Written forms

ガラス戸ど
Standard kanji-katakana spelling; the most common written form.
硝子戸がらすど
Uses the rare kanji 硝子 for ガラス; mostly seen in older or literary contexts.

Etymology

Compound of ガラス (glass, from Dutch 'glas') and 戸 (door).