閭りょ門もん

noun

village gate

Historical term for the gate of a village or community, especially in ancient Chinese or Japanese contexts. Rare in modern usage.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、村むらの入いり口ぐちに立たつ閭りょ門もんの記き述じゅつがある。

  Old documents contain descriptions of a village gate standing at the entrance to a village.