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VocabJLPT N1

main gate

NounPlace

Definitions

1. main gate
2. main entrance
3. Seimon

This noun refers to the "main gate" or "front gate" of a building, school, temple, or other facility. It is the principal entrance, often the most formal or prominent one, as opposed to a side or back entrance.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The security guard kept repeating, "No entry except through the main gate."

Sentence 2

Whoa, there's a huge line stretching out in front of the main gate!

Sentence 3

No way, I just dropped my wallet right in front of the main gate!

Sentence 4

We'll just have to wait here until the main gate opens.

Sentence 5

Excuse me, could you tell me where the main gate is?