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shoji (s̸hō′jē)

noun pl. shoji -·ji or shojis -·jis

  1. a translucent sliding panel of rice paper on a wooden frame, used in Japanese homes as a partition or door
  2. any panel, screen, etc. like this

Etymology: SinoJpn shōji, partition

Also shoji screen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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