鬼門

See also: 鬼门

Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty
 
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (鬼門)
simp. (鬼门)

Pronunciation


Noun

鬼門

  1. demon gate; gateway through which the ghost comes and goes

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally "demon gate". A direction in which a demon comes and goes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kimon]

Noun

鬼門 (hiragana きもん, rōmaji kimon)

  1. the north-eastern direction
  2. an undesirable place or thing
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