御門

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	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. (御門)		御	門
simp. (御门)		御	门

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùmén

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄇㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùmén
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-mên²
  - Yale: yù-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhmen
  - Palladius: юймэнь (jujmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ mən³⁵/

Verb

御門

(literary, of a Qing dynasty emperor) to handle matters of state at the palace gate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	門
み Grade: S	かど Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

帝(みかど) (mikado)

Etymology

The literal meaning of 御門 is "the honorable gate", that is, the gate of the Japanese imperial palace. The term was once used metonymically for the main occupant of the palace, thereby avoiding naming him directly, which was considered disrespectful. Compare Sublime Porte as a term for the Ottoman court and government, along with pharaoh (from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“palace, pharaoh”, literally “great house”)) as a term for the Egyptian king.

Noun

御(み)門(かど) • (mikado)

mikado (emperor of Japan)

Descendants

→ English: mikado
→ Portuguese: micado