What does kanji 門 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 門 is gate.

How is kanji 門 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 門 are かど, と; the onyomi readings are モン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 門?

Kanji 門 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 門?

The main radical for kanji 門 is 門.

What words use kanji 門?

Example words that use kanji 門 include 門, 戸, 門出, 門前町.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 9

門

Meaning

Kanji 門

gate

gate, counter for cannons

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かどと
Onyomi 音読み: モン
Nanori 名乗り: じょうもゆき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #452
Strokes: 8
Radical: 門
Components: 門
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 398 entries that include this kanji.

門

もん

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

戸

と

door (esp. Japanese-style)

門出

かどで

starting a new life

門前町

もんぜんちょう

town originally built around a temple or shrine

門下生

もんかせい

pupil

門松

かどまつ

New Year's pine decoration

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門戸

もんこ

door

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

門下

もんか

one's pupil

門扉

もんぴ

door(s) of a gate

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この門を通り抜ける。

pass through this gate.

門の前に立つ。

stand in front of the gate.

家の門は大きい。

the gate of the house is big.

彼は門の外に立っている。

he is standing outside the gate.

寺の門を見てください。

please look at the gate of the temple.