門 – gate, counter for cannons

8 strokesTaught in grade 2#452 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 門 means gate, counter for cannons. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is モン (mon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かど、と (kado, to). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 門 (no. 169).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	モン	mon
Kun’yomi	かど	kado
Kun’yomi	と	to

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 門 (Kangxi radical 169).

Words using 門

門もんgate専門せんもんspeciality正門せいもんmain gate部門ぶもんdivision (of a larger group)

Example sentences

２人の兵士が、門のところで見張りをしていた。

Two soldiers kept guard at the gate.

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車が正門のところへきて止まった。

A car drew up at the main gate.

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歴史学は人文科学の一部門である。

History is a branch of the humanities.

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Kanji with the same radical

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