門 — gate, door
もん
門
gate
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
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U+9580
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #452
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1743
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #169
Meanings
- gate
- door
word
もん mon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.