雷門

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
かみなり
Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
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雷門 (Kaminarimon): the entrance gate of Sensō-ji temple with the titular hanging lantern in Asakusa, Tokyo

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from 雷神 (Fūraijinmon, literally Gate of the Wind and Thunder Gods), as seen on the back of the giant lantern.

Proper noun[edit]

(かみなり)(もん) (Kaminarimon

  1. the outer entrance gate of 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji) in Asakusa district, Tokyo
  2. a placename in 台東 (Taitō) Ward, Tokyo just south of the Kaminarimon gate

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