【もん】

Frequency rank: 1,423. (for form もん: 537.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
  1. gate
  2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single masteronly applies to もん
  3. division; phylumonly applies to もんbiology
    4. counter
  4. counter for cannonsonly applies to もん
Forms
  • 【もん】【かど】Frequency rank: 1,423.
  • もんFrequency rank: 537.
  • かど
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. gate
    2. This word refers to a gate or an entrance to a building, property, or area.
    The gate of the garden is blue.
    Passing through the gate of the station.
  2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
    3. In this context, 門 (もん) is used to refer to a specific school or branch of knowledge based on the teachings of a particular master or teacher.
    He has succeeded to a school of tea ceremony.
    Japanese martial arts have many different schools.
  3. division; phylum
    4. This usage of 門 (もん) indicates a division or category within a broader classification system, often used in the context of biology or taxonomy.
    The study of anthropology is divided into branches such as cultural anthropology and biological anthropology.
  4. counter for cannons
    5. This counter is used to count cannons.
    The battleship is equipped with 10 cannons.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to open the gateto stand by the gatean outsider (someone not expert in a field)the door to learningthe gate of martial artsa specialized field of studyto knock on the gatein front of the gatea new departure (or a new beginning)to close the gate
Example sentences
1 result
1. きごう「えりざべすエリザベスきごう」。
That warship armed with eight cannons is a "Queen Elizabeth" class.
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