Keyword
gate
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1743
Readings
もん
(72%)
かど
(25%)
(2%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a gate. This kanji looks just like those wild west saloon doors, doesn't it? A gate into the saloon!

Used in kanji (52 in total)
interval
hear
open
question
Used in vocabulary (387 in total)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
Examples (127 in total)
There's a cat in front of the gate.
He was standing at the gate.
They were waiting for the gate to open.