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On-Yomi: ヒ — Kun-Yomi: とびら

Koohii stories:

1) [mspertus] 21-5-2007(260): The only way out of a jail cell is to serve your time and walk out the front door. There are no other doors.

2) [fuaburisu] 26-10-2005(64): An old man serving a very long jail sentence painted a life-like door at the back of his jail cell, hlafway open, with the blue sky, clouds, etc, as some kind of symbol of freedom. Every time the prison officers come to take him they ask him to come to the door. The old man with a grin always answers "Which door?", looking at his painted door with a grin. And the prison officer always answer, sighing - "The front door !".

3) [uberclimber] 25-10-2010(33): It's a sad reflection on modern times that our front doors need to be built like jail cells to keep us safe. 扉 (とびら) : door, opening.

4) [Filip] 27-2-2008(21): A jail cell only has one door. The front door.

5) [DurablePants] 27-6-2006(12): Your front door leads to a jail cell in order to trick burglers.

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