木き戸ど番ばんきどばんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noungatekeeper; doormanHistorical term for a person who guarded a gate, especially at a theater or entertainment district in the Edo period. Not used for modern doormen or security guards.江え戸ど時じ代だい、芝しば居い小屋ごやの木き戸ど番ばんは客きゃくの入いりを管かん理りした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn the Edo period, the gatekeeper at a playhouse managed the admission of customers.