ドア
どあ
noun
door
1.
door
A hinged or sliding barrier at an entrance. Often used for Western-style doors.
ドア is a loanword from English 'door,' used mainly for Western-style hinged doors.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- ドアを開ける: to open the door
- ドアを閉める: to close the door
- ドアをノックする: to knock on the door
- ドアが開く: the door opens (intransitive)
TYPES OF DOORS:
- 自動ドア: automatic door
- 回転ドア: revolving door
- フロントドア: front door
JAPANESE DOOR WORDS:
- 戸: door (traditional/general)
- 扉: door (formal/literary)
- 引き戸: sliding door
- 襖: fusuma (paper sliding door)
- 障子: shoji (paper screen door)