もん

Gate (large, formal)

N5noun·mon

How to remember it

Two doors swinging open together — a grand gate at a school or temple.

Example sentences

  • 門の前に立ってください。

    もんのまえにたってください。

    Please stand in front of the gate.

  • 学校の門を通りました。

    がっこうのもんをとおりました。

    I passed through the school gate.

Usage

Refers to large formal gates; an ordinary house door is ドア.

Related words

入り口学校門前

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