[門] Handwritten Kanji for gate and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “門” (mon); Kanji for “gate”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “門” (mon)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “門”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
門	モン かど	mon kado	8	門	gate

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “門”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
校門	こうもん	koumon	school gate
凱旋門	がいせんもん	gaisenmon	Arc de Triomphe
新しい門出	あたらしいかどで	atarashii kadode	new chapter in life