屏風

Noun

 * 1) folding screen

Etymology
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬. First mention in Japanese recorded history was in reference to a gift in 686 from the Silla kingdom on the Korean peninsula.

Noun

 * 1) a folding screen

Usage notes
The byōbu is different from the in that the byōbu is made of solid panels typically covered in lacquer, gold leaf, or a painted scene, while the tsuitate shōji is made from panels of shōji (a screen covered in rice paper).

Derived terms

 * : a sheer cliff, a wall of rock
 * : a painting on a folding screen
 * ,, : a lead or ceramic weight used to prop up a folding screen and keep it from falling over
 * , : falling over flat, much as a falling screen will fall over
 * : alternate for, or , of family , used in Chinese medicine (kanpō)
 * : knocking something over flat, much as a folding screen will fall over
 * : a mountain with a very straight ridgeline, much like the top of a folding screen

Idioms

 * : "folding screens and business people don't get set up immediately" → setting up a folding screen or a business relationship takes time and preparation
 * : "folding screens and business people won't stand in this world if they don't bend" → both folding screens and business people must be capable of bending (being flexible) if they are to stand up properly (be successful)
 * : to knock something over flat, much as a folding screen will fall over
 * : "folding screen / tatami mats, and charcoal / oil" → the various sundries needed for a household