門

(medical) specialist

gatekeeper; doorman; porter

door

もんがまえ only; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.)

As in 閭

kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)

side gate; side door; service entrance

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate

high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty; obstacle

prison gate

Historical term

decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)

one's family; one's clan

closing of a gate

(Edo-period) house confinement

primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide

front gate

lineage; pedigree; good family

back gate

arch of triumph; triumphal arch

New Year's pine decoration

Macao (China); Macau

gateway to success

Buddhism

large triple gate to temple

gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple)

central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

From 鳴門海峡

strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom

Abbreviation

kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern

Food, cooking

cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern

鳴門 only

Naruto (city in Tokushima)

鳴門 only; Abbreviation; From 鳴門海峡

Naruto Strait

鳴門 only; Abbreviation

Naruto wakame

follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer

specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise

specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine

(religious) denomination; sect