雷門
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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雷 | 門 |
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
Shortened from 風雷神門 (Fūraijinmon, literally “Gate of the Wind and Thunder Gods”), as seen on the back of the giant lantern.
Proper noun
雷門 • (Kaminarimon)
- the outer entrance gate of 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji) in Asakusa district, Tokyo
- a placename in 台東 (Taitō) Ward, Tokyo just south of the Kaminarimon gate
See also
- 金龍山 (Kinryūzan)
- 宝蔵門 (Hōzōmon)