Words — 1 found
もんぜんばら
門前払い
1. turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission
2. rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
3. being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)Historical term, See also 奉行所
門前払 【もんぜんばらい】