格子(こうし)

こうし
noun
lattice; grid; latticework
buildingart
1. lattice; grid; latticework; check pattern
A framework of thin bars crossing each other, as on traditional windows and doors; also a grid or a checked pattern on cloth.
窓(まど)に格子(こうし)がはまっている。
The window has a lattice fitted.
格子(こうし)柄(がら)のシャツを買(か)った。
I bought a checked shirt.
京都(きょうと)の古(ふる)い町家(まちや)には、木(き)の格子(こうし)が美(うつく)しい家(いえ)が多(おお)い。
Many of Kyoto's old townhouses have beautiful wooden latticework.

Common collocations

  • 格子(こうし)戸(ど): lattice door
  • 格子(こうし)窓(まど): lattice window
  • 格子(こうし)柄(がら): checked pattern
  • 鉄(てつ)格子(ごうし): iron bars (on a window or cell)

Watch out

子牛(こうし) (calf) and 講師(こうし) (lecturer) share the reading. In compounds, rendaku sometimes turns it into ごうし (鉄格子(てつごうし)).

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Added 2026.10.16 23:01 · Revised 2026.10.16 23:02
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