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桜田門 (sakuradamon) Japanese meaning: Sakurada Gate | Kotomora

桜さくら田だ門もん

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Meanings

1

Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon

The southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; a well-known landmark.

桜さくら田だ門もんの前まえで待まち合あわせましょう。

Let's meet in front of Sakurada Gate.

2

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

Colloquial metonym; the police headquarters is located opposite the gate.

See also: 警視庁

事じ件けんの捜そう査さは桜さくら田だ門もんに任まかせよう。
Let's leave the investigation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

Kanji

桜cherry
田rice field, rice paddy
門gate, counter for cannons

Etymology

From 桜田 (Sakurada, a place name) + 門 (gate). The metonymic sense comes from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters being located opposite the gate.