Moto 狭き門 (せまきもん)the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.)
- the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gateexpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficultyexpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 狭き門
- 狭Cramped; Narrow; ContractRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 門Gate; Counter For CannonsRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
Words that share its kanji
- 狭心症きょうしんしょうheart attack; angina pectoris
- 偏狭へんきょうnarrow-mindedness; intolerance
- 手狭てぜまnarrow; small
- 狭いせまいnarrow; confined
- 狭まるせばまるto narrow; to contract
- 狭めるせばめるto narrow; to reduce
- 狭義きょうぎnarrow sense (e.g. of a word)
- 狭間はざまinterval; space
- 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
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