English–Japanese

“gate” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoゲート (gēto)

Pronunciation

Romajimon

Example

毎朝、門の前で待ちます。mai asa mon no mae de ma chi ma su

I wait in front of the gate every morning.

Illustration for 門 (gate)

How to say “gate” in Japanese

“Gate” in Japanese is 門 (mon).

Centers on a movable barrier that controls passage between a place and the outside.

Full entry for 門: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 門

朝は門を開けて、店の準備を始めます。asa wa mon o a ke te mise no jun bi o haji me ma su

In the morning, I open the gate and start preparing the shop.

Tips for using 門

  • In Japanese, 門 (mon) can extend beyond a literal entrance, as in 専門 (senmon, "specialty"), which treats a field of study as a domain that one enters.

Other Japanese words for “gate”

空港のゲートはどこですか。kū kō no gē to wa do ko de su ka

Where is the gate at the airport?

“gate” in other languages