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扉

front door
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. front doorRtK
    玄関で扉を叩く音がした。There was a knock at the front door.tatoeba
    劇場の扉の上方にかかっているその言葉は、高さ１メートルありました。The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.tatoeba
  2. title page
  3. front page
  1. door
  2. gate
  3. opening

Synonyms

ドア戸

Radicals and components

Radical戸door
Components
How it's built
扉
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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door (戸) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · flag (方) · un- · jail cell · prison bars

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1766

Compound words

門扉もんぴ
door(s) of a gate
開扉かいひ
opening a door
鉄扉てっぴ
iron door
扉絵とびらえ
frontispiece
裏扉うらとびら
back leaf
回転扉かいてんとびら
revolving door
自動扉じどうとびら
automatic door
小開扉しょうかいひ
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
防火扉ぼうかとびら
fire door
防水扉ぼうすいひ
watertight door

Additional Examples

我々はその建物に入る秘密の扉を発見した。
We found a secret door into the building.tatoeba
その扉は今開いている。
The door is open now.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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