Word Meaning 門前払い

もんぜんばらい monzembarai

門前払い is read as もんぜんばらい (monzembarai) and means turning another away at the gate or front door.

Meaning

English

  1. turning another away at the gate or front door
  2. refusing to receive a caller

Reading

Kana

もんぜんばらい

Romaji

monzembarai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15664 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門前町

もんぜんまち

town originally built around a temple or shrine

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門前市をなす

もんぜんいちをなす

to have many visitors (of a home)

門前成市

もんぜんせいし

having a constant stream of visitors

門前

めんぜん

one's hand being completely concealed

門前薬局

もんぜんやっきょく

pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital

門前清

めんぜんちん

one's hand being completely concealed

門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

前払い

まえばらい

payment in advance

前金払い

ぜんきんばらい

payment in advance

前門

ぜんもん

front gate