Word Meaning 門戸を張る

もんこをはる monko o haru

門戸を張る is read as もんこをはる (monko o haru) and means to keep a fine house.

Meaning

English

to keep a fine house
to put up a front
to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)

Reading

Kana

もんこをはる

Romaji

monko o haru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 43975 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門戸開放政策

もんこかいほうせいさく

open door policy

門戸

もんこ

door

門戸開放

もんこかいほう

open door policy

門戸を開く

もんこをひらく

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

門戸を閉ざす

もんこをとざす

to close the door (to)

水戸黄門

みとこうもん

Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)

門松

かどまつ

New Year's pine decoration

門扉

もんぴ

door(s) of a gate

門派

もんぱ

division of a religious sect

門衛

もんえい

gatekeeper

門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

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

門標

もんぴょう

nameplate