Word Meaning 門をたたく

もんをたたく monotataku

門をたたく is read as もんをたたく (monotataku) and means to knock at the gate.

Meaning

English

to knock at the gate
to request an apprenticeship
to ask to be made a pupil

Reading

Kana

もんをたたく

Romaji

monotataku

Writing Variants

門を叩く もんをたたく mon o tataku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 66085 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門戸を開く

もんこをひらく

to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

門

かど

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

門

もん

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master

門

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

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門戸

もんこ

door

門下

もんか

one's pupil

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door