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門前 (monzen) Japanese meaning: before the gate | Kotomora
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Let's meet in front of the gate.
He was turned away at the gate.
Expressions 門もん 前ぜん の 小こ 僧ぞう you learn, without realising it, from what is around you Kanji 門 gate, counter for cannons Word family turning away at the door; refusing entry; shutting the door on someone · rejecting out of hand; dismissing without consideration · being chased from a magistrate's gate (Edo-period punishment)
temple town; shrine town
constant stream of visitors; thronged with callers
pharmacy right outside a clinic or hospital
deserted house with few visitors; sparrow net in front of the gate
Etymology Compound of 門 (gate) and 前 (front). The reading もんぜん follows standard on'yomi.