引(ひ)き戸(ど)

ひきど
noun
sliding door
building
1. sliding door
A door that opens by sliding sideways along a groove or rail rather than swinging on hinges. Common in traditional Japanese architecture (shoji, fusuma) and also widely used in modern Japanese homes for closets, entryways, and room partitions.
引(ひ)き戸(ど)を開(あ)けた。
I opened the sliding door.
この部屋(へや)の入(い)り口(ぐち)は引(ひ)き戸(ど)になっている。
The entrance to this room is a sliding door.
引(ひ)き戸(ど)は開閉(かいへい)に場所(ばしょ)を取(と)らないので、狭(せま)い部屋(へや)に向(む)いている。
Since sliding doors don't take up space when they open and close, they suit small rooms.

Compound of 引(ひ)く (to pull) + 戸(と) (door). Contrasted with hinged doors, which require swing-out clearance.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 開(ひら)き戸(ど): hinged door — opens by swinging on hinges
  • 襖(ふすま): fusuma — paper-and-wood sliding panel for interior partitions
  • 障子(しょうじ): shoji — sliding screen of translucent paper on a wooden frame

Related Words

Compare: 襖(ふすま) (fusuma)
Compare: 障子(しょうじ) (shoji)
Related: 建具(たてぐ) (fittings)
Compare: 回転(かいてん)ドア (revolving door)
Compare: サッシ (window sash)
Compare: 障子戸(しょうじど) (shoji door)
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Added 2026.5.13 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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