扉 (とびら, tobira) Japanese meaning: door

扉 (とびら, tobira) Japanese meaning: door | Kotomora

Kanji

扉front door, title page, front page
闔doors

Related words· 7

ドアN5sense 1
ドア usually refers to a Western-style hinged door in a building, while 扉 is a broader term that can describe any door, gate, or panel, including traditional sliding ones.
戸とN1sense 1
戸 typically means a sliding door or shutter used in traditional Japanese houses, whereas 扉 covers hinged or swinging doors as well and sounds more literary.
門もんN5sense 1
門 is the whole gate structure marking an entrance to a property, while 扉 is the actual movable door panel, which may be part of a 門.
ハッチ
扉 is the general word for a door or hinged cover, while ハッチ specifically denotes a small access opening on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.

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門もん戸こ
扉 is a literary word for a door or gate that, like 門戸, is often used figuratively for an opportunity or opening, while 門戸 leans more toward the idea of an entrance to a group or institution.
木き戸ど
扉 refers to a door in general, especially a hinged one, whereas 木戸 emphasizes wooden construction and a gate-like, often outdoor function.
門もん扉ぴ
扉 is the general word for any hinged door leaf, while 門扉 narrows this to the leaf of a gate specifically.

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

Word family· 17

扉とびら絵え
frontispiece
中なか扉とびら
chapter title page; divisional title page · middle door; inner door
内うち扉とびら
internal door; inner door
前まえ扉とびら
front door (cabinet, bus, etc.) · half-title; bastard title

Written forms

扉とびらUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
とびらUsage3%
トビラUsage1%
闔とびら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The reading とびら is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin. 扉 is the established semantic spelling, using a Chinese character meaning a door leaf or opening.

扉とびら

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