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Kanji Detail for 門 - "gate, entrance, family"
門
- Meaning
門 means "gate, entrance, family."
Gate - An entrance to buildings.
Entrance - A place for entering and exiting.
House - Family lineage; relatives.
School - An academic or religious tradition.
Category - A general classification.
Counter - A unit for counting cannons.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
gate; counter for cannons
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Men
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
gate, door, entrance, opening
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Set in palaces and walls, can open and close, providing passage. A single panel is called 戶, two panels are called 門. Also, in the hall or chamber it is called 戶, in a district it is called 門. As in 家門 (family gate), 里門 (village gate), 城門 (city gate), 國門 (national gate). | All critical points are called 門. As in 道義之門 (gate of morality), found in the Book of Changes. 眾妙之門 (gate of all mysteries), found in the Laozi. | Family clan. A family clan with long-standing reputation is called 名門 (famous family), 門望 (prestigious family). | Followers. As in Confucius's followers are called 孔門 (school of Confucius). Buddhist followers are called 佛門 (Buddhism). Also, those who gather followers through power and influence are called 權門 (powerful family), 豪門 (wealthy family). | Category. As in classifying is called 分門 (categorize). One who specializes in one field of study is called 專門 (specialist).
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Sentences including 門
She was born in the purple.
ジョンは門のところまで出てきた。
John moved forward to the gate.
The gate is open now.
それは正門です。
It's the front gate.
The gates of the school open at eight.
He was born into a noble family.
The car is waiting at the gate.
I was asked to open the gate.
They were waiting for the gate to open.
She comes from a good family.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
羅生門が、朱雀大路にある以上は、この男のほかにも、雨やみをする市女笠や揉烏帽子が、もう二三人はありそうなものである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
洛中がその始末であるから、羅生門の修理などは、元より誰も捨てて顧る者がなかった。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
とうとうしまいには、引取り手のない死人を、この門へ持って来て、棄てて行くと云う習慣さえ出来た。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
そこで、日の目が見えなくなると、誰でも気味を悪るがって、この門の近所へは足ぶみをしない事になってしまったのである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
ことに門の上の空が、夕焼けであかくなる時には、それが胡麻をまいたようにはっきり見えた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
雨は、羅生門をつつんで、遠くから、ざあっと云う音をあつめて来る。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
夕闇は次第に空を低くして、見上げると、門の屋根が、斜につき出した甍の先に、重たくうす暗い雲を支えている。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
そうして、この門の上へ持って来て、犬のように棄てられてしまうばかりである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
下人は、頸をちぢめながら、山吹の汗袗に重ねた、紺の襖の肩を高くして門のまわりを見まわした。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
すると、幸い門の上の楼へ上る、幅の広い、これも丹を塗った梯子が眼についた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
羅生門の楼の上へ出る、幅の広い梯子の中段に、一人の男が、猫のように身をちぢめて、息を殺しながら、上の容子を窺っていた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
この雨の夜に、この羅生門の上で、火をともしているからは、どうせただの者ではない。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
この時、誰かがこの下人に、さっき門の下でこの男が考えていた、饑死をするか盗人になるかと云う問題を、改めて持出したら、恐らく下人は、何の未練もなく、饑死を選んだ事であろう。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
しかし下人にとっては、この雨の夜に、この羅生門の上で、死人の髪の毛を抜くと云う事が、それだけで既に許すべからざる悪であった。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
ただ、今時分この門の上で、何をして居たのだか、それを己に話しさえすればいいのだ。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo