Word Meaning 門前

めんぜん menzen

門前 is read as めんぜん (menzen) and means one's hand being completely concealed.

Meaning

English

one's hand being completely concealed
not having called any tiles

Reading

Kana

めんぜん

Romaji

menzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 35727 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門前町

もんぜんまち

town originally built around a temple or shrine

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

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

前門

ぜんもん

front gate

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

Example Sentences

2時半に正門前で会おう。

Let's meet in front of the main gate at 2:30.

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。

A saint's maid quotes Latin.

正門前には、まだ人の姿もない。

There isn't anybody in front of the main gate yet.

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