襖(ふすま)

ふすま
noun
sliding screen, fusuma
furniture
1. sliding screen, fusuma door
A traditional Japanese sliding door or room divider made of a wooden frame covered with thick paper or cloth.
襖(ふすま)を開(あ)けて隣(となり)の部屋(へや)に入(はい)った。
I opened the sliding screen and went into the next room.
古(ふる)い襖(ふすま)を張(は)り替(か)えた。
I had the old fusuma re-papered.
襖(ふすま)の絵(え)は有名(ゆうめい)な画家(がか)が描(えが)いたものだ。
The painting on the fusuma was done by a famous artist.
襖(ふすま)の取(と)っ手(て)が壊(こわ)れたので直(なお)してもらった。
I had the fusuma handle repaired because it was broken.
和室(わしつ)の襖(ふすま)を閉(し)めると、隣(となり)の部屋(へや)の音(おと)がほとんど聞(き)こえなくなる。
When you close the fusuma in the Japanese-style room, you can hardly hear the sounds from the next room.

襖(ふすま) are traditional Japanese sliding doors used as room dividers in Japanese-style rooms. Unlike 障子(しょうじ), they are opaque.

Similar words

  • 襖(ふすま): Opaque sliding screen (thick paper/cloth)
  • 障子(しょうじ): Translucent sliding screen (thin paper that lets light through)

Common expressions

Cultural note

襖(ふすま) can feature elaborate paintings and are sometimes valuable works of art, especially in 寺(てら) and historic buildings.

Related Words

Compare: 障子(しょうじ) (paper sliding door)
Related: 戸(と) (door, sliding door)
Related: 鴨居(かもい) (lintel)
Related: 建具(たてぐ) (fittings)
Compare: 障子戸(しょうじど) (shoji door)
Compare: 引(ひ)き戸(ど) (sliding door)
Compare: 几帳(きちょう) (curtained standing screen (Heian-era furnishing))
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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