羅ら生しょう門もん

noun

Rashōmon (historic gate in Kyoto)

Refers to the famous southern gate of Heian-kyō (old Kyoto), known from historical records and legends.

• 羅ら生しょう門もんは平へい安あん京きょうの南みなみの正せい門もんだった。

  Rashōmon was the main southern gate of Heian-kyō.

noun

Rashōmon (Akutagawa story / Kurosawa film)

Refers to the famous short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1915) and the 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa, both titled 羅生門.

• 芥あくた川がわ龍りゅう之の介すけの「羅ら生しょう門もん」は、平へい安あん時じ代だいの荒こう廃はいした都みやこを舞ぶ台たいにしている。

  Akutagawa Ryūnosuke's 'Rashōmon' is set in the ruined capital of the Heian period.