襖
襖: sliding paper door
sliding paper door
17 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 1 words here
Readings
On
オウ
Kunふすま・あお
ふすま is opaque paper over a frame, unlike 障子 (しょうじ), whose translucent paper lets light through.
Key words
襖ふすまsliding paper door
襖絵ふすまえpainting on a sliding door
襖越しふすまごしthrough the sliding door
Example sentences
夜、そっと襖を開けると、祖母が静かに眠っていた。
At night, when I quietly opened the sliding door, my grandmother was sleeping peacefully.
このお寺の襖絵は、江戸時代に描かれたものだ。
The paintings on the sliding doors of this temple were done in the Edo period.
襖越しに、隣の部屋の話し声が聞こえてきた。
I could hear voices from the next room through the sliding door.