Japanese Word of the Day

扉
とびら - tobira

door

Definitions

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扉

1. n. a door (moving part of a hinged door that swings out or in, as opposed to a sliding door or the doorway as a whole)

その扉は永久に閉ざされた。 - The door was closed for good.

2. n. (by extension) a title page

(synonyms, ja, 標題紙, tr1=hyōdaishi)

3. n. (figuratively) an entrance to something