Word Meaning 門衛

もんえい monei

門衛 is read as もんえい (monei) and means gatekeeper.

Meaning

English

gatekeeper
doorman
porter

Reading

Kana

もんえい

Romaji

monei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 38287 Priority G

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もんぴょう

nameplate

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もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ