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JLPT N5 · Noun

門 (mon)

門 (もん, mon) is a Japanese noun meaning “gate”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
もん
Romaji
mon
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. gate · noun
  2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school · noun, suffix noun
  3. phylum; division · noun, suffix noun
  4. counter for cannons · counter

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.
Tatoeba #235442

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 門

門
gate, counter for cannonsモン・かど・と · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 門.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1584800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.