Moto 門: Gate; Counter For CannonsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- モン
- Kun'yomi
- かど、と
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 366 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (モン)
- 部門ぶもんdivision (of a larger group); branch
- 専門せんもんspeciality; specialty
- 専門家せんもんかspecialist; expert
- 門もんgate
- 専門学校せんもんがっこうvocational school; technical school
- 名門めいもんnoted family; noble family
- 入門にゅうもんentering an institution; beginning training
- 専門店せんもんてんspecialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
- 専門的せんもんてきtechnical (e.g. discussion); exclusive
- 門戸もんこdoor
- 専門医せんもんいmedical specialist
- 宗門しゅうもん(religious) denomination; sect
- 登竜門とうりゅうもんgateway to success; opening to honours
- 関門かんもんbarrier; checkpoint
- 門前もんぜんbefore the gate; in front of the gate
- 校門こうもんschool gate
- 正門せいもんmain gate; main entrance
- 一門いちもんfamily; clan
- 門前払いもんぜんばらいturning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
- 門下もんかone's pupil; one's student
- 仏門ぶつもんBuddhism; priesthood
- 前門ぜんもんfront gate
- 同門どうもんfellow student
- 大門おおもんlarge front gate
- 山門さんもんmain temple gate
- 水門すいもんsluice gate; water gate
- 狭き門せまきもんthe strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate
- 破門はもんexpulsion (of a pupil)
- 肛門こうもんanus
- 裏門うらもんback gate
- 通用門つうようもんside gate; side door
- 門下生もんかせいpupil; disciple
- 門前町もんぜんちょうtown originally built around a temple or shrine
- 門外もんがいoutside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
- 門外不出もんがいふしゅつ(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
- 門外漢もんがいかんoutsider; layman
- 門徒もんとfollower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
- 門戸開放政策もんこかいほうせいさくopen door policy
- 門柱もんちゅうgatepost; pier
- 門番もんばんgatekeeper; door guard
- 門限もんげんclosing time; lockup
- 開門かいもんopening gate
- 高等専門学校こうとうせんもんがっこうtechnical college
- 鬼門きもんthe northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided
- こう門こうもんanus
- アメーバ動物門アメーバどうぶつもんAmoebozoa; phylum of amoeboid protozoa
- サービス部門サービスぶもんservice sector; tertiary sector
- ミクソゾア門ミクソゾアもんMyxozoa; phylum of parasitic animals
- 一門会いちもんかいmeeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping
- 三柱門みはしらもんwicket (e.g. in cricket); castle
- 三門さんもんlarge triple gate to temple
- 三門徒派さんもんとはSanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism)
- 上門じょうもんsuperphylum
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 門出かどでleaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure
- 門松かどまつNew Year's pine decoration
- お門違いおかどちがいbarking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
Other readings
- 板門店パンムンジョムPanmunjon (Korea); Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
- 鳴門なるとstrait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool
- 門扉もんぴdoor(s) of a gate
- 一門別総当りいちもんべつそうあたりobsolete rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same group of stables
Showing the 60 most common of 366 words. See them all in the graph.
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