bamboo screen; rattan blind
Rare term for a bamboo or rattan blind/screen; the common word is すだれ. The counter use is also rare.
See also: すだれ
In old Japanese houses, bamboo screens (ren) were hung over the windows.
この資料では、簾を数えるのに「一簾」という表現が見られる。
In this document, the expression 'ichiren' is seen for counting one bamboo screen.
The kanji 簾 originally refers to a bamboo screen or blind. The reading れん is the on'yomi; the more common kun'yomi form is すだれ.