shoji

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noun

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

OriginJapanese 障子 →
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Meanings

shoji1

nounshoji (plural shojis or shoji)

plural shojis · alternative shojii · alternative soji · alternative sojii

  1. A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.

Shoji2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Japanese.

Origin

shoji · noun

  1. Japanese障子
  2. Englishshoji

Borrowed from Japanese 障子 (shōji).

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Shoji · proper noun

  1. Japaneseしょうじ
  2. EnglishShoji

Borrowed from Japanese しょうじ (Shōji).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

shoji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoji

MLA

“shoji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoji. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoji,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoji.

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