Japanese symbol for “archway”

拱門

きょうもん

Romaji: kyoumon

archway

In Japanese, archway is 拱門, read きょうもん (kyoumon).

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Meanings

n archway

Kanji and stroke order

拱

arch, fold arms

on: キョウ、コウ
kun: こまぬ.く、こまね.く

9 strokes

門

gate, counter for cannons

on: モン
kun: かど、と

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
拱手	きょうしゅ kyoushu	doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded
拱手傍観	きょうしゅぼうかん kyoushuboukan	stand idly by and watch
拱く	こまねく komaneku	to fold (one's) arms
専門	せんもん senmon	speciality; specialty; special subject of study
部門	ぶもん bumon	division (of a larger group); branch; field
入門	にゅうもん nyuumon	becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution
名門	めいもん meimon	distinguished family; famous family; noble family
正門	せいもん seimon	main gate; main entrance

See also: Chinese symbol for “archway”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.