Where does “門前町” come from?
門前町 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 町 — town; A Machi district; more detailed than 都, 道,...
門前町 (Japanese): A town developed with a temple or a shrine
Definitions
- A town developed with a temple or a shrine
Ancestry of “門前町”, step by step
門前町 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 町
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 町 | town; A Machi district; more detailed than 都, 道,... |
via Japanese 門前
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 門前 | in front of a gate |