name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
shoji
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CMU ARPABET: SH OW1 JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: screen, cover, covert, concealment
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese しょうじ (Shōji).
Borrowed from Japanese 障子 (shōji).