夏なつ座ざ敷しき

noun

summer room; room opened up for summer

A traditional Japanese room rearranged for summer by removing sliding doors and screens (such as 襖 and 障子) to improve ventilation. Often replaced by reed screens or blinds.

See also: 襖 (ふすま) · 障子

• 暑あつくなると、祖そ母ぼは座ざ敷しきの襖ふすまを外はずして夏なつ座ざ敷しきにした。

  When it got hot, my grandmother removed the sliding doors from the room and turned it into a summer room.

• この旅りょ館かんでは、夏なつになると夏なつ座ざ敷しきが用よう意いされる。

  At this inn, a summer room is prepared when summer comes.