羅生門

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Chinese

to collect; to gather; to catch
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
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. (羅生門) 羅 生 門
simp. (罗生门) 罗 生 门

Etymology

From Japanese 羅生門 (Rashōmon), name of the film Rashomon, based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's novel Rashōmon, which is a corrupted spelling of Rajōmon (羅城門).

Pronunciation

Noun

羅生門

  1. doubtful case, controversy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羅 生 門
ら
Grade: S 		しょう
Grade: 1 		もん
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

Proper noun

羅(ら)生(しょう)門(もん) or 羅生門(らせいもん) • (Rashōmon or Raseimon) 

  1. Alternative form of 羅城門 (“Rajōmon gate”)
  2. Rashōmon, a Noh play by Kanze Nobumitsu
  3. Rashomon, a 1950 film

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