潜り戸 (くぐりど, kugurido) Japanese meaning: side door | KotomoraThere is a small side door next to the large gate.
I came home late at night, so I entered through the wicket gate.
Written forms
潜り戸Usage52%
くぐり戸Usage48%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; also common.
Etymology
Compound of 潜り (くぐり, 'passing through', from verb 潜る くぐる) and 戸 (と, 'door'). The reading くぐりど is a rendaku form of と.
