雷門

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雷 門
かみなり
Grade: S 		もん
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

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(かみなり)門(もん) • (Kaminarimon) 

  1. the outer entrance gate of 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji) in Asakusa district, Tokyo
  2. a placename in 台東 (Taitō) Ward, Tokyo just south of the Kaminarimon gate

See also

  • 金(きん)龍(りゅう)山(ざん) (Kinryūzan)
  • 宝蔵門(ほうぞうもん) (Hōzōmon)
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