Word Meaning 中門

ちゅうもん chuumon

中門 is read as ちゅうもん (chuumon) and means central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple).

Meaning

English

central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple)
central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

Reading

Kana

ちゅうもん

Romaji

chuumon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 34707 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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中央法律専門学校

ちゅうおうほうりつせんもんがっこう

Chuo College of Law

中央医療技術専門学校

ちゅうおういりょうぎじゅつせんもんがっこう

Chuoh College of Medical Technology

中門廊

ちゅうもんろう

corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

門中

もんちゅう

family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

東京田中千代服飾専門学校

ひがしきょうでんなかちよふくしょくせんもんがっこう

Chiyo Tanaka College of Fashion Arts, Tokyo

中身

なかみ

(sword) blade

中央

ちゅうおう

capital

中毒

ちゅうどく

addiction

中島

なかじま

island in a pond or river

中型

ちゅうがた

medium size

中央集権

ちゅうおうしゅうけん

centralized authoritarian rule

中欧

ちゅうおう

Central Europe