Specifically the wooden frame or stile of a sliding door (障子や襖の框).
The frame of the sliding screen came off.
A horizontal or transverse bar used in construction, furniture, or joinery.
sliding wooden bolt (for a door or window)
A traditional wooden latch that slides horizontally to secure a door or window; also called 猿 (さる) in some contexts.
See also: 猿
The horizontal step of a ladder.
One rung of the ladder is missing.
The crosspiece of this chair broke.
Slide the wooden bolt on the storm shutter to lock it.
straw lid for a rice container
batten door; ledged door
pantile
plank path; walkway along a cliff
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural and hardware term.
The kanji 桟 is composed of 木 (tree, wood) and 戔 (a phonetic element suggesting 'small' or 'narrow'), indicating a narrow wooden piece. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.