"鬼門" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kʲimõ̞ɴ] Forms: 鬼門 [canonical] (ruby: (), (もん)), kimon [romanization]
Etymology: Literally "demon gate". Derives from Chinese texts and the belief system of 陰陽道 (Onmyōdō), wherein the northeast is considered to be the direction in which negative energy concentrates and demons come and go. First cited in Japanese to the early 1200s. Head templates: {{ja-noun|きもん}} 鬼(き)門(もん) • (kimon)
  1. the north-eastern direction Synonyms: 鬼方, , 北東
    Sense id: en-鬼門-ja-noun-ajANjsFl Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 87 13
  2. a weak point, an undesirable place or thing or person Synonyms: 苦手
    Sense id: en-鬼門-ja-noun-2TSu7rwO

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