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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 門!

今回の漢字は『門』にしましょう!

門 - もん a gate

門限 - もんげん a curfew; closing time, lockup

門衛 - もんえい a guard, a porter

門札 - もんさつ a doorplate; a nameplate

門歯 - もんし an incisor (tooth)

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門松 - かどまつ kadomatsu - the auspicious pine and bamboo decorations placed in front of the house during the New Year period

お門違い - おかどちがい “wrong address”; going to the wrong person; barking up the wrong tree

e.g. 私を責めるのはお門違いよ。You’re making a grave mistake in blaming me, you know.

『羅生門』 - らしょうもん Rashōmon, 1950 jidaigeki period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa 黒澤明, inspired by a short story by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke 芥川龍之介 of the same title (kindle edition available)

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