雨戸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 雨戸 is a noun read あまど, meaning an exterior storm shutter closed over an opening to protect against wind and rain.
• Basic usage: Use 家中の雨戸を閉める for closing all the shutters around a house and 雨戸を開ける for opening them.
  • 風が強くなる前に家中の雨戸を閉めました。 describes closing all the storm shutters before the wind grew stronger; 朝になって雨戸を開けると、明るい光が入りました。 describes bright light entering when the shutters were opened in the morning.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 家中の雨戸
  • 家中 extends the reference to shutters throughout the whole house.
• 前に閉める
  • 前に places the preventive closing before the wind becomes stronger.
• 開けると
  • と links opening the shutters to the resulting entry of bright light.