Where does “門” come from?

門 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 門 — a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

門 (Japanese): a gate; a sect, school of thought; a phylum,...

Definitions

  1. a gate; a sect, school of thought; a phylum,...

Ancestry of “門”, step by step

門 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 門

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese門a gate, portal; an entrance, gateway, opening;...

via Middle Chinese 門

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese門—

Words derived from “門”

Every word from Old Japanese 門 →