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; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (長門) 長 門
simp. (长门) 长 门

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

長門

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

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 ) (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
    Hyponym: 陸奥 (Mutsu)
  3. the lead ship of the pair, known for its participation in Operation Crossroads ( Japanese battleship Nagato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ) (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
  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)
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