障しょう子じ貼はる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

clean and repaper shoji for winter

A traditional autumn chore: removing old paper from sliding lattice doors, cleaning the frames, and applying fresh washi paper to prepare for the cold season.

• 毎まい年とし十じゅう一いち月がつになると祖そ母ぼは障しょう子じ貼はる。

  Every November, my grandmother cleans and repapers the shoji.

• 障しょう子じ貼はるのは結けっ構こう手て間まがかかる作さ業ぎょうだ。

  Cleaning and repapering shoji is quite a time-consuming task.