かど
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
when read as "もん"
3. division; phylum
when read as "もん"
Counter
4. counter for cannons
when read as "もん"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
gate
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
New Year's pine decoration
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
row of houses; each house; every house
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
row of houses; each house; every house
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
stepping outside to cool down; cooling down outside the gate
Examples (48 in total)
Open the gate.
Shut the gate.
Lock the gate.