Word Meaning 障子に目あり

しょうじにめあり shouji ni meari

障子に目あり is read as しょうじにめあり (shouji ni meari) and means walls have ears.

Meaning

English

  1. walls have ears
  2. sliding doors have eyes

Reading

Kana

しょうじにめあり

Romaji

shouji ni meari

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 31700 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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障子

しょうじ

shoji (paper sliding door)

障子紙

しょうじがみ

shoji paper

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

名目利子率

めいもくりしりつ

nominal rate of interest

明かり障子

あかりしょうじ

paper screen door for admitting light

多目的原子炉

たもくてきげんしろ

multipurpose reactor

ガラス障子

がらすしょうじ

glazed sliding door

戸障子

としょうじ

doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)

雪見障子

ゆきみしょうじ

shoji with a glass bottom half (for snow viewing)

油障子

あぶらしょうじ

shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)

衝立障子

ついたてそうじ

partitioning screen

Example Sentences

2

Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.

Walls have ears, shoji have eyes.