top-hinged window shutter; awning window shutter
A shutter or door hinged at the top, often propped open with a pole. Common in traditional Japanese architecture.
In old townhouses, top-hinged shutters are often propped open with a pole.
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
Variant spelling with simplified okurigana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 突き上げ (tsukiage, 'pushing up') + 戸 (to, 'door/shutter'), referring to a shutter that is pushed upward to open.