もんぜん
Meanings
Noun
1. before the gate; in front of the gate
Pitch accent
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Composed of
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
town originally built around a temple or shrine
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; (lit.) sparrow net in front of the gate
pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital