Word Meaning 門番

もんばん momban

門番 is read as もんばん (momban) and means gatekeeper.

Meaning

English

gatekeeper
door guard
doorman
concierge
janitor

Reading

Kana

もんばん

Romaji

momban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 20172 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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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

門外漢

もんがいかん

outsider

門前

もんぜん

before the gate

門戸

もんこ

door

門下

もんか

one's pupil

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

門外不出

もんがいふしゅつ

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

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