Translation guide
A gateway is an entrance or access point, either physical or metaphorical. In Japanese, the most common word is 入口 (iriguchi) for a physical entrance. For metaphorical gateways like a gateway to success, 入り口 (iriguchi) or 道 (michi) are used. In computing, ゲートウェイ (gētouei) is a direct loanword.
A physical entrance or opening that serves as a point of entry, such as a gate, doorway, or passage.
The most common and general word for 'entrance' or 'gateway'. Used for doors, gates, and entry points to buildings, areas, etc.
公園の入口はあそこです。
The gateway to the park is over there.
駅の入口で待ち合わせましょう。
Let's meet at the station entrance.
Specifically a gate, often a large or formal one, like a temple gate or a gate in a fence. Can be used for 'gateway' in a physical sense.
寺の門をくぐる。
Pass through the temple gate.
Loanword from English 'gate'. Used for modern gates like airport gates, ticket gates, or entrance gates at events.
搭乗ゲートは3番です。
The boarding gate is number 3.
A means of achieving or entering something, like a gateway to success, knowledge, or a new world.
Also written 入口. Used metaphorically for a starting point or gateway to something.
留学は新しい世界への入り口だ。
Studying abroad is a gateway to a new world.
Means 'path' or 'way', often used to indicate a gateway to something abstract like success or understanding.
努力は成功への道だ。
Hard work is the gateway to success.
Means 'door', used poetically for a gateway to new opportunities or worlds.
A device or software that connects different networks, often translating between protocols.
Direct loanword for 'gateway' in computing contexts. Standard technical term.
デフォルトゲートウェイを設定してください。
Please set the default gateway.
This book opens the gateway to an unknown world.