山門

See also: 山门

Chinese

mountain; hill
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (山門)
simp. (山门)

Pronunciation


Noun

山門

  1. (Buddhism, Taoism) monastery gate
  2. (Buddhism, Taoism) monastery
  3. Buddhism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
もん
Grade: 2
kan’on goon

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んもん [sàńmóń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sã̠mːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

(さん)(もん) • (sanmon) 

  1. main temple gate
    Synonyms: 三門 (sanmon), 寺門 (jimon)
  2. a mountain temple

Proper noun

(さん)(もん) • (Sanmon) 

  1. A name for Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei (see the Jimon-Sanmon schism)
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