雷門

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Kanji in this term
かみなり
Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
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雷門 (Kaminarimon): the entrance gate of Sensō-ji temple with the titular hanging lantern in Asakusa, Tokyo

Etymology

Shortened from 雷神 (Fūraijinmon, literally Gate of the Wind and Thunder Gods), as seen on the back of the giant lantern.

Proper noun

(かみなり)(もん) (Kaminarimon

  1. the outer entrance gate of 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji) in Asakusa district, Tokyo
  2. a placename in 台東 (Taitō) Ward, Tokyo just south of the Kaminarimon gate

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