漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 28 strokesRadical
On
モン
Kun
かど
Meaning
gate

Origin

ORIGIN

A great gate with two doors, left and right.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

モン門戸・門下生・専門
かど門・門口・門松

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 校門こうもん

    school gate

  • 門番もんばん

    gatekeeper

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

学校の 門で まちます。

I wait at the school gate.

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