Word Meaning 門外

もんがい mongai

門外 is read as もんがい (mongai) and means outside a gate.

Meaning

English

outside a gate
beyond one's area of expertise

Reading

Kana

もんがい

Romaji

mongai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 門内 Rank 18401 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門外不出

もんがいふしゅつ

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

専門外

せんもんがい

outside of one's area of expertise

専門外来

せんもんがいらい

specialist outpatient department

早稲田外語専門学校

わせだがいごせんもんがっこう

Waseda Foreign Language College

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

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

Example Sentences

これは、私の専門外だ。

This is outside my area of expertise.

私は音楽に関しては門外漢だ。

I have no ear for music.

美術については全くの門外漢なのですが、この絵はなんとなくすごく気に入りました。

I'm just an amateur when it comes to art, but I really like this painting.