門前町

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もん
Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 2
まち
Grade: 1
on'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

門前 +‎

Pronunciation

Noun

(もん)(ぜん)(まち) (monzenmachi

  1. A town developed with a temple or a shrine.

Proper noun

(もん)(ぜん)(まち) (Monzenmachi

  1. A former town in Hōsu District, Ishikawa. It was merged into Wajima City in 2006 and is a district of the city now.