羅生門

Chinese

 
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
 
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (羅生門)
simp. (罗生门)

Etymology

From Japanese 羅生門 (Rashōmon), name of the film Rashomon, based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's novel Rashōmon, whose name is a misspelling of Rajōmon (羅城門).

Pronunciation


Noun

羅生門

  1. doubtful case, controversy
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