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Chinese
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mountain; hill
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opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division |
| trad. (山門)
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山
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門
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| simp. (山门)
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山
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门
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Pronunciation
Noun
山門
- (Buddhism, Taoism) monastery gate
- (Buddhism, Taoism) monastery
- Buddhism
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
山門 • (sanmon)
- main temple gate
- Synonyms: 三門 (sanmon), 寺門 (jimon)
- a mountain temple
Proper noun
山門 • (Sanmon)
- A name for Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei (see the Jimon-Sanmon schism)