mitsuori ryoubiraki　三折両開

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

A three-fold door. A door that has two sections, each of which has three leaves. The outer leaf is hinged to the middle leaf which is in turn hinged to the inner leaf. The inner leaf is attached to the frame. A two-fold door is called either nimai ryoubiraki 二枚両開 or moroori ryoubiraki 両折両開.

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*katabiraki 片開

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