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
Examples (48 in total)
Open the gate.
Shut the gate.
Lock the gate.