shoji
noun
sho·ji
ˈshō-(ˌ)jē 
plural shoji also shojis
: a paper screen serving as a wall, partition, or sliding door
Examples of shoji in a Sentence
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Each one is an ode to Japanese interior elements, furnished with tatami mats, shoji (panels lined with rice paper) and cypress soaking tubs.
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John Wogan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Hidden behind a shoji door, the tiny room has just enough space for a 12-seat sushi bar.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Just inside the shoji doors, bronzed canelés, boxy banana gâteaux, and white-chocolate-and-yuzu sablés shine under glass.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
Some of those spaces include the engawa, a traditional Japanese exterior corridor crafted from wooden lattice that replaced the indoor lap pool, and a Japanese pavilion with a tea ceremony room that has tatami mats and shoji sliding doors that open onto a koi pond.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
Sliding shoji screens connect spaces throughout.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 16 July 2020
There are two-story glass walls, complete with privacy screens, a floating staircase, shoji screens, and porcelain floors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2023
The ultimate luxury spa getaway places you in a limestone-walled suite facing either the ocean, beach, or garden with your own teak tub, fireplace, and shoji-style closet.
—Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
The original kitchen cabinetry remained but was outfitted with new, shoji-style doors.
—Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
John Wogan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Hidden behind a shoji door, the tiny room has just enough space for a 12-seat sushi bar.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Just inside the shoji doors, bronzed canelés, boxy banana gâteaux, and white-chocolate-and-yuzu sablés shine under glass.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
Some of those spaces include the engawa, a traditional Japanese exterior corridor crafted from wooden lattice that replaced the indoor lap pool, and a Japanese pavilion with a tea ceremony room that has tatami mats and shoji sliding doors that open onto a koi pond.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
Sliding shoji screens connect spaces throughout.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 16 July 2020
There are two-story glass walls, complete with privacy screens, a floating staircase, shoji screens, and porcelain floors.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2023
The ultimate luxury spa getaway places you in a limestone-walled suite facing either the ocean, beach, or garden with your own teak tub, fireplace, and shoji-style closet.
—Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022
The original kitchen cabinetry remained but was outfitted with new, shoji-style doors.
—Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
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“Shoji.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoji. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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