| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 門 | もん | a gate, a gateway |
| 正門 | せいもん | the main/front gate, the main entrance |
| 専門 | せんもん | a specialty |
| 門松 | かどまつ | New Year's pine decoration |
| 部門 | ぶもん | a section, a department, a branch |
| 門をあげ | もんをあける | to open a gate |
| 入門 | にゅうもん | primer, manual, entering an institute, introduction to |
| 凱旋門 | がいせんもん | arch of triumph, triumphal arch |
| 名門 | めいもん | noted family, noble family |
| 宗門 | しゅうもん | doctrine, creed, sect |
| 専門学校 | せんもんがっこう, せんもんガッコウ, せんもんガッコ | vocational school, technical school |
| 専門家 | せんもんか | specialist |
| 専門店 | せんもんてん | specialist shops |
| 専門的 | せんもんてき | technical (e.g. discussion), exclusive, professional |
| 板門店 | はんもんてん | Panmunjon |
| 楼門 | ろうもん | two-storied gate, tower gate |
| 沙門 | しゃもん, さもん | shramana (wandering monk) |
| 狭き門 | せまきもん | narrow gate, obstacle, school (position) hard to enter (get) |
| 登竜門 | とうりゅうもん | gateway to success, opening to honours, opening to honors |
| 門前払い | もんぜんばらい | turning another away at the gate or front door, refusing to receive a caller |
| 門徒 | もんと | follower, believer |
| 門戸 | もんこ | door |
| 門扉 | もんぴ | door(s) of a gate |
| 門柱 | もんちゅう | gatepost, pier |
| 門閥 | もんばつ | lineage, pedigree, good family |
| 鬼門 | きもん | the northeastern (unlucky) direction, person or thing to be avoided |
| 鳴門 | なると, なるとまき | steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup (type of kamaboko) |