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shoji

[ US /ˈʃoʊdʒi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper

How To Use shoji In A Sentence

  • I closed the sliding windows, with translucent paper for window panes, called shoji, and went to bed, but the lack of privacy was fearful, and I have not yet sufficient trust in my fellow-creatures to be comfortable without locks, walls, or doors! Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
  • DIY paper 'shoji' style lamp made from recycled materials for under £5 Ecofriend
  • On receipt of this letter I wrote to Dr. Bhagavantham, enclosing a photostat copy of Mr. Shoji Hattori's letter.
  • With its faux rice-paper lamps and shoji sliding doors, the street could easily pass for a tidy neighborhood in Tokyo.
  • Frames covered with paper, called shoji, slide along these grooves and form the wall between chamber and chamber. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
  • A courtier quietly slid open the shoji to advise them of Masakazu's arrival.
  • The curtain as architectural element refers back to traditional Japanese design elements such as shoji and sudare screens, and fusuma doors common within the traditional Japanese house. Joyn – Curtain & Wall-art by Hiroshi Tsunoda
  • He sat crosslegged at the closest table to the door, closing the shoji as he went.
  • Suddenly an arrow shot through the paper of the shoji door.
  • There was a shoji screen (a screen that's put up for privacy) blocking his view of the room.
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