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門前払い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 門前払い.
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1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission
2
rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
3
Historical term
being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
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