羅生門
Chinese
to collect; to gather; to catch to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy) | ||
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trad. (羅生門) | 羅 | 生 | 門 | |
simp. (罗生门) | 罗 | 生 | 门 |
Etymology
From Japanese 羅生門 (Rashōmon), name of the film Rashomon, based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's novel Rashōmon, whose name is an older spelling of Rajōmon (羅城門).
Pronunciation
Noun
羅生門
- doubtful case, controversy
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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羅 | 生 | 門 |
ら Grade: S | しょう Grade: 1 | もん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɾa̠ɕo̞ːmõ̞ɴ]
- IPA(key): [ɾa̠se̞ːmõ̞ɴ]
Proper noun
羅生門 or 羅生門 • (Rashōmon or Raseimon)
- Alternative form of 羅城門 (“Rajōmon gate”)
- Rashōmon, a Noh play by Kanze Nobumitsu
- Rashomon, a 1950 film