門前町

Japanese

Kanji in this term
門	前	町
もん Grade: 2	ぜん Grade: 2	まち Grade: 1
on'yomi	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

門前 +‎ 町

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mõ̞nd͡zẽ̞mːa̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

門(もん)前(ぜん)町(まち) • (monzenmachi) 

1. A town developed with a temple or a shrine.

Proper noun

門(もん)前(ぜん)町(まち) • (Monzenmachi) 

1. A former town in Hōsu District, Ishikawa. It was merged into Wajima City in 2006 and is a district of the city now.