Word Meaning 門戸を開く

もんこをひらく monko o hiraku

門戸を開く is read as もんこをひらく (monko o hiraku) and means to open the door (to the world, women, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

もんこをひらく

Romaji

monko o hiraku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 54264 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門戸開放

もんこかいほう

open door policy

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

門戸を閉ざす

もんこをとざす

to close the door (to)

門戸を張る

もんこをはる

to keep a fine house

開門

かいもん

opening gate

開き戸

ひらきど

(hinged) door

戸を開ける

とをあける

to open the door

水戸黄門

みとこうもん

Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)

門をたたく

もんをたたく

to knock at the gate

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

Example Sentences

１８５３年、ペリーは、日本にアメリカへの門戸を開くように要求した。

In 1853, Perry asked Japan to open the door to America.