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正門 (せいもん, seimon) Japanese meaning: main gate | Kotomora

正せい門もん

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

main gate; main entrance

Refers to the primary, often formal, entrance to a building, campus, or compound. Commonly used for schools, temples, and large facilities.

学がっ校こうの正せい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 the school's main gate.

正せい門もんから入はいってください。

Please enter through the main entrance.

Usage patterns

正せい門もんから入はいるto enter through the main gate
学がく生せいたちは正せい門もんから入はいって教きょう室しつに向むかった。
The students entered through the main gate and headed to their classrooms.
正せい門もんの前まえで待まち合あわせるto meet up in front of the main gate
午ご後ご三さん時じに正せい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 the main gate at 3 p.m.
正せい門もんをくぐるto pass through the main gate
新しん入にゅう生せいたちは緊きん張ちょうした顔かおで正せい門もんをくぐった。
The new students, looking nervous, passed through the main gate.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
門gate, counter for cannons

Related words

校こう門もん
校門 specifically means a school's main gate, while 正門 is the broader term for the main gate of any large building or compound, including schools.
門もんN5
門 is the generic word for any gate, whereas 正門 specifies the main, front gate as opposed to side or back gates.
大だい門もん
正門 emphasizes that a gate is the official main entrance, while 大門 highlights its grand, imposing size.

Opposites

裏うら門もんN1
正門 is the main, front-facing entrance to a building or compound, while 裏門 is the back or side gate, often used for informal or service access.

Don't confuse with

玄げん関かんN5
玄関 is the entrance hall or doorway of a house or building itself, while 正門 is the main gate at the outer boundary of a larger property or campus.

Etymology

Compound of 正 (sei, 'correct, main') and 門 (mon, 'gate'). The kanji combination straightforwardly indicates the primary or formal gate.