門 Home·Characters·門 Character · Places 門 かど kado gate Composition 12345678 Origin A pictogram of a two-leaved gate, still visible in the shape of the character. Proverbs carrying this character 034 笑う門には福来る Fortune comes to homes that laugh. Related characters 問to ask聞hear閑quiet, leisure間interval, gap闇darkness上above, top下below, bottom中middle, inside井well前front, before国country地ground, earth垣low wall, fence城castle, rampart