Shoji

/ˈʃoʊ.dʒi/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A sliding door or window made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.

The shoji doors in the tea room allowed soft, diffused light to fill the space.

A type of Japanese room divider that can be slid open or closed.

The living area was separated from the bedroom by a set of elegant shoji screens.

An architectural feature in traditional Japanese homes that embodies a minimalist aesthetic.

The house's shoji added both beauty and privacy to the interior design.

A screen typically used in Japanese gardens for decorative purposes.

They placed shoji screens along the garden path to create a tranquil atmosphere.

Japanese: 障子, pronounced shōji, meaning 'to protect' or 'to shut out'.

shoji screen

A type of shoji used primarily as a decorative partition.

shoji design

Referring to the aesthetics and layout involving shoji.

tatami

A type of mat used as flooring in traditional Japanese rooms.

fusuma

Sliding door panels that are opaque and used to partition rooms.

Used casually to refer to any sliding mechanism.

He said he wanted to make his room more like a shoji with a sliding bookshelf.