門 gate

Onyomi

MON

Mnemonic

Buddhist MONKS hang out under the temple gate, shooting dice and cussing.

Kunyomi

もん	gate LAZY ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

専門(せんもん)

a specialty ★★★★☆ 専 (specialty) + 門 (gate) = 専門 (a specialty)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
門	gate	OPEN
間	a period of time	DAY	日
問	question, problem	MOUTH	口

Gate has NOTHING IN THE CENTER, IT'S OPEN - so you can walk through it.

There is an interval of one DAY between things, and you ask a question with your MOUTH.

Used In

• 闇
• 間
• 問
• 聞
• 関
• 闘
• 開
• 閉
• 閥