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Keyword
gate
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1743
Readings
もん
(72%)
かど
(25%)
と
(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)
間
interval
聞
hear
開
open
問
question
関
connected to
闘
fight to win
閉
closed
簡
simple
闇
pitch-black darkness
閣
tall building
閃
flash
悶
writhe in pain
閥
clique
闊
???
閑
time of leisure
躙
edge forward
欄
column (in a newspaper)
閲
review (of a document)
憫
???
癇
hot temper
闖
inquire about
閨
bedroom
閂
gate bar
閤
side gate
閻
???
燗
warming sake
闢
???
閾
threshold
濶
???
閏
intercalation
闍
used phonetically
藺
rush, used for tatami covers
闕
fail
閊
to be obstructed
椚
oak used for charcoal
闡
clarify
澗
valley river
闌
rise high
閘
water gate
閇
close
闃
still
闥
???
閔
???
閦
transliteration of Sanskrit "kSo"
闔
front door [alt]
閼
???
關
connected to [old]
閭
rural area
繝
a method of dyeing
閖
shake while rinsing
闋
watch-tower
們
plural suffix
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
384 more...
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.
124 more...