wainscoting; wood paneling
Refers to wooden panels covering the lower part of an interior wall, or wood paneling in general.
The wainscoting in this room is said to be from the Meiji period.
We are doing work to install wood paneling on the hallway walls.
Standard kanji spelling for wainscoting or wood paneling.
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 羽目 (はめ, 'panel') + 板 (いた, 'board'). The exact derivation of 羽目 is uncertain, but it refers to a panel or boarding.