雨 戸(あまど)

あまど

noun

storm shutter

1. 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(たいふう)が来(く)るので雨戸(あまど)を閉(し)めた。

I closed the storm shutters because a typhoon is coming.

朝(あさ)になったら雨戸(あまど)を開(あ)ける。

Open the storm shutters when morning comes.

古(ふる)い家(いえ)には木製(もくせい)の雨戸(あまど)がある。

Old houses have wooden storm shutters.

CULTURAL NOTE: Traditional Japanese houses have 雨戸(あまど) 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(あまど)を開(あ)ける (to open shutters)
雨戸(あまど)を閉(し)める (to close shutters)
雨戸(あまど)を立(た)てる (to put up shutters)

general

Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.5.29 2:10

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