表おもて門もん

noun

front gate

Refers to the main or formal entrance gate of a traditional Japanese residence, temple, or estate, as opposed to a back or side gate.

• 武ぶ家け屋や敷しきの表おもて門もんは立りっ派ぱな造つくりだった。

  The front gate of the samurai residence was splendidly built.