網戸
Meanings
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window screen; insect screen; screen door
A mesh screen fitted to a window or door to keep insects out while allowing air to pass through. Common in Japanese homes during warmer months.
In summer, I close the screen door to keep mosquitoes out.
The window screen is torn, so I need to replace it with a new one.
Usage patterns
- 網戸を閉めるto close the screen door
Please close the screen door so bugs don't get in.
- 網戸を開けるto open the screen door
I opened the screen door to let the breeze through.
- 網戸にするto switch the window to just the screen (leaving the glass part open)
Since it was hot, I left the window on just the screen.
- 網戸が破れるfor the screen mesh to tear
The screen door got torn in the typhoon.
- 網戸を張るto fit/replace the mesh on a screen door
I re-fitted new mesh on the old, worn-out screen door.