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門 means 'gate'

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Strokes : 8    Radical number: 169    Frequency: 210   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-1    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 35    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 68 words   Used in 319 words   Used in 2304 names   Component in 138 kanji (15 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   モン
Kun
   かど gate
Kun   
Name    じょう   も   と   ゆき
   门 (Chinese)  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 門 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 門 is used 302 times, read 3 ways.
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モン : 281 words FIND ALL
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
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かど : 14 words FIND ALL
1
noun
gate
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と : 7 words FIND ALL
noun
clashing waves; tides in narrow sea straits  (archaic)
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An additional 17 less common words include 門 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 231 (originally: 211)  Joy o' Kanji : 211  Key to Kanji: 1013 

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モン   かど gate   
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