partitioning screen; free-standing screen
A single-panel, free-standing screen used to divide a room or block drafts. Abbreviation of 衝立障子.
See also: 衝立障子
部屋の入り口に衝立を置いて目隠しにした。
I placed a partitioning screen at the entrance of the room to block the view.
病院の待合室には衝立がいくつか設置されていた。
Several free-standing screens were set up in the hospital waiting room.
衝立 is a single-panel standing screen often placed near an entrance, while 屏風 is a multi-panel folding screen used to divide larger spaces.
partitioning screen; free-standing shoji screen
Standard kanji spelling.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still seen.
Abbreviation of 衝立障子 (ついたてしょうじ). The kanji 衝 (collide/face) and 立 (stand) suggest a screen that stands facing something, though the exact derivation is uncertain.