shoji
noun
sho·ji
ˈshō-(ˌ)jē 
plural shoji also shojis
: a paper screen serving as a wall, partition, or sliding door
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Bamboo Leaf Shoji Designed by Seido Iwata, the first head of Sekiso School of Ikebana, a paper sliding door, called shoji in Japanese, shows the silhouette of bamboo leaves gently swaying outside the window on the translucent washi paper.
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sleep in one of 229 Western-style rooms with shoji doors and other Japanese accents.
—Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Wood was carefully sourced from solely natural forests within Japan, mud walls add texture, TVs are discreetly hidden behind shoji, and a selection of European furnishings brings modernity to the fore.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows face a private patio, with a den behind a shoji screen room divider.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sleep in one of 229 Western-style rooms with shoji doors and other Japanese accents.
—Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Wood was carefully sourced from solely natural forests within Japan, mud walls add texture, TVs are discreetly hidden behind shoji, and a selection of European furnishings brings modernity to the fore.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows face a private patio, with a den behind a shoji screen room divider.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Shoji.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoji. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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