Meaning

Primary

Screen Door

Alternative

Window Screen

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A net door is a screen door, or a window screen. Makes sense, right? It's basically a mesh net made into a door or window, letting air in while keeping bugs out!

Reading

あみど
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You learned the kun'yomi for when you learned it as a vocabulary word. Take that reading, add the reading with rendaku, and you have yourself あみど.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 網戸を開ける

    to open a screen door

    網戸を閉める

    to close a screen door

    網戸を設置する

    to install a screen door

    網戸を取り付ける

    to attach a screen door

    網戸を張り替える

    to replace a screen

    網戸を掃除する

    to clean a screen door

Context Sentences

網戸をちゃんと閉めないと虫が入るよ!

If you don't close the screen properly, bugs will get in!

あの古い網戸は本当に気持ち悪いね。

That old screen door is so gross.

最後に見たのは、網戸越しの静かな夜だった。

The last thing I saw was a quiet night beyond the window screen.

Kanji Composition