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門
gate · door · entrance · specialty
N2On: もんKun: かど
Memory Aid
This kanji is a pictograph of a double gate or door, with two panels and a horizontal lintel.
'MON' — A MONumental gate.
Vocabulary
専門せんもんspecialty, major
正門せいもんmain gate
入門にゅうもんintroduction, primer
門限もんげんcurfew
門松かどまつNew Year's pine decoration
Example Sentences
その学校には大きな門があります。
That school has a big gate.
彼の専門は経済学です。
His specialty is economics.
この本は日本語入門に最適だ。
This book is ideal for an introduction to Japanese.
門限は夜１０時です。
Curfew is at 10 PM.