鬼門

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 鬼門. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 鬼門, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 鬼門 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 鬼門 you have here. The definition of the word 鬼門 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of鬼門, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 鬼门

Chinese

ghost; sly; crafty
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. (鬼門) 鬼 門
simp. (鬼门) 鬼 门
anagram 門鬼／门鬼

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼門

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

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼 門
き
Grade: S 		もん
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

Etymology

Literally "demon gate". Derives from Chinese texts and the belief system of 陰陽道 (Onmyōdō), wherein the northeast is considered to be the direction in which negative energy concentrates and demons come and go.[1][2][3][4][5]

First cited in Japanese to the early 1200s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

鬼(き)門(もん) • (kimon) 

  1. the north-eastern direction
    Synonyms: 鬼方 (kihō, specific to Onmyōdō contexts), 艮 (ushitora, specific to Onmyōdō contexts), 北東 (hokutō, "northeast" in general)
  2. a weak point, an undesirable place or thing or person
    Synonym: 苦手 (nigate)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “鬼門”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “鬼門”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  3. ^ “鬼門”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia