also: ひがしもん
eastern gate
Refers to a gate on the east side of a building, temple, castle, or city. Often used in proper names.
Please enter through the temple's eastern gate.
Standard kanji spelling; the on-reading とうもん is the most common reading for this compound.
Kun-reading variant; used in some proper names or when emphasizing the native Japanese reading.
Compound of 東 (east) and 門 (gate). The reading とうもん is the standard Sino-Japanese on-reading.