NichiDict

木戸

きど
[kido]

Meanings

1.Noun

wicket gate; wooden door

2.Noun

entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

Examples

古い木戸が軋んで音を立てた。

The old wooden gate creaked and made a noise.

木戸を開けると庭に続く小道が見えた。

When I opened the wooden gate, a path leading to the garden came into view.

江戸時代には町の区画ごとに木戸が設けられていた。

In the Edo period, a wooden gate was set up for each block of the town.