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umbrella stand
A container or rack for storing umbrellas, typically placed near the entrance of buildings or homes.
傘立て is an umbrella stand: the rack or container by a doorway where wet umbrellas are left.
Formation: 傘 'umbrella' + 立て, from 立てる 'to stand [something] up' — a thing that stands umbrellas upright. The 〜立て suffix forms other holders on the same pattern, such as 箸立て for chopsticks.
Collocations
- 傘立てに入れる: to put [an umbrella] in the stand
- 傘立てから取る: to take [one] from the stand
- 玄関の傘立て: the stand at the entrance
Cultural note: 傘立て are everywhere in Japan — at the entrance of shops, offices, restaurants, and homes — because a wet umbrella is not carried indoors. Leaving yours in one is expected rather than optional. Since umbrellas are easily mixed up or taken, some buildings provide stands with individual locks, and cheap convenience-store umbrellas are treated as more or less disposable.