突つき上あげ戸ど

noun

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.

• 古ふるい町まち家やでは、突つき上あげ戸どを棒ぼうで支ささえて開あけておくことが多おおい。

  In old townhouses, top-hinged shutters are often propped open with a pole.