自動ドア

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of English automatic door, equivalent to 自動 (jidō, automatic) +‎ ドア (doa, door).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(どう)ドア (jidō doa

  1. automatic door
    • 1987 September 11, “‘Shinsei’ Tokugawa Bijutsukan o miru yomigaeru daimyo no kurashi ”, in Chūnichi Shimbun, page 3:
      (じょう)(もん)(ひら)くように(もん)()がスルスルと(りょう)(がわ)()()(どう)ドア(かよ)って(だい)(いち)(てん)()(しつ)
      Jōmon ga hiraku yō ni monko ga surusuru to ryōgawa ni hiku jidō doa o kayotte daīchi tenjishitsu.
      Opening like a castle gate, both sides of the automatic door slide apart smoothly and we pass into the first exhibition room.

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