木戸|きどkido[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounwicket gate; wooden door
2. nounentrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

• Related入り口いりぐちNeutralThe most versatile word for an entrance, also used figuratively for the start of something; 「木戸」 is a wooden door or the entrance to a playhouse or sumo arena.
• Related出入り口でいりぐちNeutralA doorway used for both entering and leaving; it stresses passage in and out and is not limited by material, unlike the wooden 「木戸」.
• Related玄関げんかんNeutralThe front entrance or entryway of a home or building; it stresses the formal main entrance, whereas 「木戸」 is a wooden gate.
• Related戸口とぐちNeutralRefers to a doorway or the spot at a door, stressing the position itself rather than the wooden gate structure of 「木戸」.
• RelatedゲートNeutralLoanword for large gates and airport boarding gates, also in 「〜ゲート」 for scandals; it typically refers to large gates, not a wooden 「木戸」.
• RelatedエントランスNeutralA loanword for the entrance hall of an apartment building or hotel; it carries an upscale feel that 「木戸」 lacks.
• Related門口かどぐちNeutralThe gateway or area in front of a gate, also figuratively one's entry into a field; it stresses the area outside the gate rather than the gate itself.
• Related上がり口あがりくちNeutralThe spot where one steps up from the dirt floor onto the raised floor or tatami, also the start of a climbing trail; a step-up point rather than a gate.

Use 「木戸」 for wooden doors, small garden gates, or the entrances to playhouses and sumo arenas, as in 「木戸銭」. For entrances in general say 「入り口」, for a home's front door 「玄関」, and for large gates or boarding gates 「ゲート」.

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