Illustrated Flashcards in the Gate (門) Family (Tap Readings for Audio)
Side-by-Side Comparison: 門 vs. 聞 vs. 間 vs. 問 vs. 開 vs. 閉 vs. 関 vs. 簡
Every kanji below contains the Gate (門) component. Bold readings indicate the primary WaniKani reading:
| Kanji & Meaning | Readings (Bold = Primary) | Shibashi Visual Mnemonic Story | Top Compound Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 門 (Gate) | ON: もん KUN: と, かど |
A friendly monster is guarding the toll gate, so you can pay with card . | 門 (もん) — gate |
| 聞 (Listen, Hear) | ON: ぶん, もん KUN: き |
The man in kimono is listening in on the conversation of a monster buying a bootleg necklace . | 新聞 (しんぶん) — newspaper |
| 間 (Interval, Space) | ON: かん, けん KUN: あいだ, ま |
Ken , the baby sun, is eating candy in the empty space, while waiting for his eye doctor ma . | 手間 (てま) — time, labour, labor, effort |
| 問 (Question) | ON: もん KUN: と, とん |
A scary monster is guarding the toll gate, so you may need to answer a ton of questions. | 問題 (もんだい) — problem |
| 開 (Open) | ON: かい KUN: あ, ひら |
The gates to the artsy He-Rocku Festival are now open. But remember, kayaks only!! | 開く (あく) — to open, to become open |
| 閉 (Closed) | ON: へい KUN: し, と |
The toll gate was closed for the hazel cello concert by Mr. sheep . | 閉める (しめる) — to close, to shut |
| 関 (Barrier/Connection) | ON: かん KUN: かか, せき |
The boy with his friend khaki kangaroo and a set of keys is about to cross the gate barrier to his new city... | 関係 (かんけい) — relationship, connection |
| 簡 (Simple/Easy) | ON: かん KUN: — |
Guns on the gate is a simple solution to protect the baby sun eating candy ... | 簡易 (かんい) — simplicity, easiness, simple, convenient |
Essential Japanese Vocabulary Words Built from the Gate (門) Family
Once you can recognize 門 (Gate), 聞 (Listen), 間 (Interval), 問 (Question), 開 (Open), 閉 (Closed), 関 (Barrier/Connection), 簡 (Simple/Easy) by their shared Gate (門) visual motif, practice reading them inside these high-frequency Japanese words from the Shibashi app:
| Japanese Word | Hiragana Reading | English Meaning | JLPT Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 門 | もん | gate | JLPT |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | newspaper | JLPT |
| 聞く | きく | to hear, to listen to, to ask | JLPT |
| 聞こえる | きこえる | to be heard | JLPT |
| 新聞社 | しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company | JLPT |
| 手間 | てま | time, labour, labor, effort | JLPT |
| 時間 | じかん | time | JLPT |
| 間 | あいだ | a space | JLPT |
| 期間 | きかん | period, term | JLPT |
| 問題 | もんだい | problem | JLPT |