EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission

  2. Noun

    rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation

  3. being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

    Historical termsee 奉行所

Also written 門前払【もんぜんばらい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gate, counter for cannons

Kun
かど、と
On
モン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
452 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

じょう、も、ゆき

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-4, 3-8-0SKIP code
8e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
7777.7, 7777.0Four corner code
3853deroo
9580Unicode hex code
1-44-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6381New Nelson (John Haig)
888New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
597Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
789Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1743Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
385A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
601Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
105Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41208Morohashi
211A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143sakade
269Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231henshall3
168Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376crowley
445Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1838Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1630Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
men2Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

in front, before

Kun
まえ、-まえ
On
ゼン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
27 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

さき、さと、まい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-2-7SKIP code
2o7.3The Kanji Dictionary
8022.1Four corner code
943deroo
524dUnicode hex code
1-33-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
595Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
490New Nelson (John Haig)
2266New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2819Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1453Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1957Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
290Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
309Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
38A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
921Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2011XMorohashi
159A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
47Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
47Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102sakade
23Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
177henshall3
182Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
53crowley
29Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
196Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
296Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian2Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Kun
はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
On
フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
813 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Used in names as

はらい

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.2The Kanji Dictionary
5203.0Four corner code
1371deroo
6255Unicode hex code
1-42-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1828Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2062New Nelson (John Haig)
194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
225Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
738Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
798Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
664A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
904Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11784Morohashi
1766A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
582Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
555Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1048Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
189Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
855Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
746Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2, bi4Pinyin reading
bul, pilKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level