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main gate, front gate
The principal entrance to a building, institution, or grounds; the front or formal entrance.
正門は閉まっている。
The main gate is closed.
会社の正門には警備員がいる。
There are security guards at the company's main gate.
学校の正門の前で待ち合わせしよう。
Let's meet in front of the school's main gate.
正門 is the main or front gate of an institution, as opposed to side entrances or back gates.
CONTRAST WITH:
- 裏門: back gate
- 通用門: service entrance, side entrance
- 南門/北門/etc.: south gate, north gate, etc.
COMMON LOCATIONS:
- Schools and universities
- Shrines and temples
- Corporate buildings
- Government facilities
- Parks and gardens