長門

長門

See also: 长门

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	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)
trad. (長門)		長	門
simp. (长门)		长	门

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎngmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄇㄣˊ

• Min Nan (POJ): tn̂g-mn̂g

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngmén
    • Wade–Giles: chang³-mên²
    • Yale: jǎng-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangmen
    • Palladius: чжанмэнь (čžanmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mən³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tn̂g-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngmngg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

Noun

長門

1. Synonym of 長房／长房 (zhǎngfáng, “eldest branch of a family”).

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 長門 (Nagato).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chángmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chángmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chángmén
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻang²-mên²
    • Yale: Cháng-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngmen
    • Palladius: Чанмэнь (Čanmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/

Proper noun

長門

1. (～市) Nagato (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 長門, Nagato

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	門
なが Grade: 2	と Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

長(なが)門(と) • (Nagato) 

1. a placename, especially:
   1. Short for 長門国 (Nagato-no-kuni): Nagato Province (a former province of Japan, today part of northwestern Yamaguchi Prefecture)

      Synonym: 長州 (Chōshū)

   2. Short for 長門市 (Nagato-shi): Nagato (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
   3. Short for 長門町 (Nagato-chō): Nagato (a district in central Nagano Prefecture)
2. a class of dreadnought battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy built after World War I (Nagato-class battleship on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

   Hyponym: 陸奥 (Mutsu)

3. the lead ship of the pair, known for its participation in Operation Crossroads (Japanese battleship Nagato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)
4. a surname

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 長(なが)門(と)印籠(いんろう) (Nagato inrō)
• 長(なが)門(と)山地(さんち) (Nagato sanchi)
• 長(なが)門富士(とふじ) (Nagatofuji)
• 長(なが)門(と)星(ぼし) (nagatoboshi)
• 長(なが)門(と)ゆずきち (Nagato yuzukichi)