Word Meaning 応天門

おうでんもん oudemmon

応天門 is read as おうでんもん (oudemmon) and means main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound.

Meaning

English

  1. main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound

Reading

Kana

おうでんもん

Romaji

oudemmon

Writing Variants

  • 応天門 おうてんもん outemmon

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 35836 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

応天門の変

おうてんもんのへん

Ōtenmon incident (conspiracy in 866 CE that centered on the destruction of the main gate of the Imperial Palace)

天応

てんおう

Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)

天安門事件

てんあんもんじけん

Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989)

応用

おうよう

applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

応じる

おうじる

to respond

応援

おうえん

cheering

応対

おうたい

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.)

応募

おうぼ

application

応答

おうとう

reply

応接

おうせつ

reception (e.g. of visitors)

応ずる

おうずる

to satisfy

応える

こたえる

to respond