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門
mon
Description
「門」は、家や学校、お寺などの入り口にある大きなドアのことです。
"門" is a large door at the entrance of a house, school, temple, etc.
「正門」や「校門」のように、ほかの言葉といっしょによく使います。
It is often used together with other words like "正門" (main gate) or "校門" (school gate).
Meanings
門mon
gate; entrance to a building or grounds
学校の門の前で待っています。
I am waiting in front of the school gate.
門mon
counter for cannons or artillery pieces
城には大砲が三門あった。
There were three cannons at the castle.
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Notes
- Etymology
pictograph of a double-leaf gate; also read 'kado' in some native words like 門出.
- Nuance
門 is the gate structure itself, while 入り口 is any entrance or opening.
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