門前
Meanings
Noun
1. before the gate; in front of the gate
Kanji used
Pitch accent
もんぜん
Used in vocabulary
門前払い
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
Noun
Examples1
門前 の 小僧 習わぬ 経 を 読む。
A saint's maid quotes Latin.