鴨かも居い

noun

lintel; upper door frame

In Japanese architecture, specifically the horizontal beam at the top of a sliding door frame, often grooved to guide sliding doors (fusuma or shoji). Contrasts with 敷居 (threshold/sill).

See also: 敷居

• 鴨かも居いに埃ほこりがたまっている。

  Dust has accumulated on the lintel.

• この鴨かも居いは古ふるくて、襖ふすまが滑すべりにくい。

  This lintel is old, and the sliding door doesn't slide smoothly.