door; Japanese-style door; sliding door
Only when written 戸
A native word for a door or door panel, especially a Japanese-style sliding or wooden door. This sense is restricted to the spelling 戸.
See also: 扉
Please close the door, it's cold.
It's cold, so close the door.
shutter; window shutter
Only when written 戸
Commonly encountered in compounds such as 雨戸, a storm or window shutter. The practical modern spelling for this use is 戸.
A typhoon was approaching, so we closed all the storm shutters.
entrance to a home; doorway
Archaic noun use referring to the entrance or doorway of a house. Modern Japanese normally uses words such as 入口, 戸口, or 玄関 depending on the context.
In old writing, 戸 can refer to the entrance of a house.
narrows; strait-like passage
Archaic or old lexical use for a narrow passage, especially like a narrows or strait. This is not a productive everyday standalone use.
In classical vocabulary, 戸 can refer to a narrow passage such as a strait.
I heard the sound of someone knocking on the door.
I closed the storm shutters before the typhoon arrived.
ドア is a loanword used mainly for Western-style hinged doors, whereas 戸 is the native term often used for sliding doors and in compounds.
戸口 is the everyday modern word for a doorway or entrance, while this archaic sense of 戸 for 'entrance' is rarely used alone today.
戸 is the general word for a door or sliding door of any kind, whereas 雨戸 names the specific exterior storm shutter used to protect windows from rain and wind.
戸 refers to a traditional Japanese sliding door or shutter, whereas 門戸 refers more broadly to a gateway, often in a figurative sense of access.
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer
water well
strait; channel
be bewildered; be perplexed; be at a loss
wicket gate; wooden door · entrance to an entertainment venue
window screen; insect screen; screen door
cupboard; cabinet; closet
main front door; large entrance door · front shutters; large shutters
door; doorway
side of a well; wellside
Standard modern spelling for a door, sliding door, or shutter-like panel; this is the high-priority form.
Attested kanji form with the reading と, but rare and mainly relevant to old or bound uses. In ordinary modern Japanese, 門 is usually read もん or かど.
A native Japanese word read と. The kanji 戸 is conventionally associated with doors and door panels; the historical derivation of the word itself is uncertain. The spelling 門 with this reading is old or rare in modern use.
sliding storm shutter; exterior window shutter
cedar door; door made of cedar
locking up; fastening doors and windows
sliding door
rock door; stone door to a cave
storage room; storeroom; closet · grayish blue
hinged door
folding door; accordion door
shutter box; door pocket; built-in case for sliding shutters
confusion; bewilderment; being at a loss · disorientation upon waking; forgetting which room to enter
glass door
pair of wooden interior doors · door to a Heian-period pavilion
door; doorway
kanji 'door' radical (戸)
sliding door (removed for carrying) · large flounder
sash roller; door roller; sliding door roller
wooden door; wooden shutter
pivot-hinge door
batten door; ledged door