山門

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See also: 山门

Chinese

mountain(s)
hill(s) 		gate(s)
trad. (山門) 山 門
simp. (山门) 山 门

Pronunciation

Noun

山門

  1. (Buddhism, Taoism) main temple gate
  2. (Buddhism, Taoism, literary, metonomy) synonym of 寺廟 / 寺庙 (sìmiào), temple or monastery
  3. (literary, metonomy) synonym of 佛教 (Fójiào), Buddhism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 門
さん
Grade: 1 		もん
Grade: 2
kan'on goon

Pronunciation

Noun

山(さん)門(もん) • (sanmon) 

  1. main temple gate
    Synonyms: 三門 (sanmon), 寺門 (jimon)
  2. a mountain temple

Proper noun

山(さん)門(もん) • (Sanmon) 

  1. A name for Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei (see the Jimon-Sanmon schism)
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