Definition

1. Noun:
   • A translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper: A shoji is a traditional Japanese sliding panel or room divider, constructed from a lattice of wood covered on one or both sides with a translucent paper, typically washi (Japanese paper, often called rice paper in English). It allows diffused light to pass through while providing privacy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The soft light filtered through the paper of the shoji.
  • He quietly slid open the shoji to enter the room.
  • Traditional Japanese rooms often use shoji instead of solid doors.

Advanced Usage

• "shoji screen": A common collocation specifying the type of screen.
  • The room was divided by a beautiful shoji screen.
• "shoji panel": Refers to an individual sliding unit.
  • Each shoji panel was decorated with a simple bamboo pattern.

Variants and Related Words

• Fusuma (n): An opaque sliding panel, often painted, used as a door or wall in Japanese architecture. Unlike a , it is not translucent.
• Washi (n): Traditional Japanese paper, often made from fibers of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry, used for covering .

Synonyms

• Paper screen: A general, non-culturally specific term.
• Translucent partition: A descriptive phrase for its function and property.

Related Idioms or Phrases

(This word is a specific cultural object and is not commonly used in English idioms or phrasal verbs.)

Noun

1. a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper