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

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǎngmén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄇㄣˊ
Min Nan (POJ): tn̂g-mn̂g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngmén
  - Wade–Giles: chang³-mên²
  - Yale: jǎng-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangmen
  - Palladius: чжанмэнь (čžanmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-mn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: tn̂g-mn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngmngg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

Noun

長門

Synonym of 長房／长房 (zhǎngfáng, “eldest branch of a family”).

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 長門 (Nagato).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chángmén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chángmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chángmén
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻang²-mên²
  - Yale: Cháng-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngmen
  - Palladius: Чанмэнь (Čanmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/

Proper noun

長門

(～市) Nagato (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
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)

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)
a class of dreadnought battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy built after World War I ( Nagato-class battleship on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
Hyponym: 陸奥 (Mutsu)
the lead ship of the pair, known for its participation in Operation Crossroads ( Japanese battleship Nagato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
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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