門前払い
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 門 | 前 | 払 |
| もん Grade: 2 |
ぜん Grade: 2 |
はら > ばら Grade: S |
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 門前拂い (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
From 門前 (monzen, “front door”) + 払い (harai, “driving away”) The harai changes to barai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
門前払い • (monzenbarai)
- turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
- 門前払いを食わす
- monzenbarai o kuwasu
- to turn away someone at the front door
- 門前払いを食わす
References[edit]
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 門 read as もん
- Japanese terms spelled with 前 read as ぜん
- Japanese terms spelled with 払 read as はら
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
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- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- Japanese terms with usage examples