門かど

noun

gate; door

Refers to a gate or entrance, especially of a house, garden, or traditional building. Often implies an outdoor entrance rather than an interior door.

• 門かどの前まえに車くるまが止とまっている。

  A car is parked in front of the gate.

• 門かどを開あけて庭にわに入はいった。

  I opened the gate and entered the garden.

noun

house; family

Metonymic use: the gate stands for the household or family. Often used in formal or literary contexts, or in set phrases like 門を構える (to set up a household).

• 彼かれは立りっ派ぱな門かどを構かまえている。

  He has an impressive household.

• あの家いえは代だい々だい学がく者しゃの門かどだ。

  That family has been a scholarly household for generations.