Word Meaning 沙門

さもん samon

沙門 is read as さもん (samon) and means shramana (wandering monk).

Meaning

English

shramana (wandering monk)

Reading

Kana

さもん

Romaji

samon

Writing Variants

沙門しゃもん shamon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 131588 Priority U

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毘沙門天

びしゃもんてん

Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)

沙

すな

sand

沙汰

さた

verdict

沙汰の外

さたのほか

absurd

宗門

しゅうもん

(religious) denomination

登竜門

とうりゅうもん

gateway to success

狭き門

せまきもん

the strait gate (in the Bible)

鬼門

きもん

weak point

宮門

きゅうもん

gate of a palace

生物遺伝資源部門

せいぶついでんしげんぶもん

NITE Biological Resource Center

節足動物門

せっそくどうぶつもん

Arthropoda

応天門

おうでんもん

main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound

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