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storm shutter; sliding wooden shutters
External shutters on traditional Japanese houses that slide along tracks to protect windows from rain, storms, and intruders.
台風が来るので雨戸を閉めた。
I closed the storm shutters because a typhoon is coming.
朝になったら雨戸を開ける。
Open the storm shutters when morning comes.
古い家には木製の雨戸がある。
Old houses have wooden storm shutters.
CULTURAL NOTE: Traditional Japanese houses have 雨戸 that slide horizontally on tracks outside the windows. They are closed at night and during storms.
FUNCTIONS:
- Protection from rain and wind
- Security (closed at night)
- Insulation (keeps cold out)
- Privacy
MODERN VERSIONS:
- Electric/motorized shutters
- Roll-up shutters (シャッター)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雨戸を開ける (to open shutters)
- 雨戸を閉める (to close shutters)
- 雨戸を立てる (to put up shutters)