"shoji" meaning in English

See shoji in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shojis [plural], shoji [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 障子 (shōji). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|障子|tr=shōji}} Borrowed from Japanese 障子 (shōji) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|shoji}} shoji (plural shojis or shoji)
  1. A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.
    Sense id: en-shoji-en-noun-Juhdz4Do Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    },
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        ],
        [
          "rice paper",
          "rice paper"
        ]
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    }
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        "A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture."
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