# 門 gate

★★★☆☆
8 strokes
PK DUH

## Onyomi

MON |

## Mnemonic

| Buddhist MONKS hang out under the temple gate, shooting dice and cussing.

## Kunyomi

もん | gate LAZY ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

専門(せんもん) | a specialty ★★★★☆ 専 (specialty) + 門 (gate) = 専門 (a specialty)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
門 | gate | OPEN |
間 | a period of time | DAY | 日
問 | question, problem | MOUTH | 口

Gate has NOTHING IN THE CENTER, IT'S OPEN - so you can walk through it.

There is an interval of one DAY between things, and you ask a question with your MOUTH.

## Used In

- 闇
- 間
- 問
- 聞
- 関
- 闘
- 開
- 閉
- 閥