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door · counter for houses · door radical (no. 63)

Details

Strokes4
Frequency#575
Radicaldoor(4)

Stroke Order

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Strokes4

Component Breakdown

=

one + corpse

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of single door.

Symbolism

Doorway, Edo, detached house. Represents entrance.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Returning home

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

門戸開放

もんこかいほう

open door policy; open door policy

盗人上戸

ぬすびとじょうご

person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well

Proverbs & Idioms

江戸の敵を長崎で討つ

えどのかたきをながさきでうつ

Taking revenge in Nagasaki for an enemy in Edo

Getting revenge in an unexpected way