Question

扉 とびら 扉(とびら): (1) door; gate; opening (2) title page S 戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)非: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- 戸 4 (none) front door An old man serving a very long jail sentence painted a life-like door at the back of his jail cell, hlafway open, with the blue sky, clouds, etc, as some kind of symbol of freedom. Every time the prison officers come to take him they ask him to come to the door. The old man with a grin always answers "Which door?", looking at his painted door with a grin. And the prison officer always answer, sighing - "The front door !".

Accepted Answer

ヒ front door, title page, front page 1 1866 12 63 と・とだれ・とかんむり 形声 Phonetic The only way out of a jail cell is to serve your time and walk out the front door. There are no other doors.

Kanji	扉
Onyomi	ヒ
Kunyomi	とびら
English	front door, title page, front page
Examples	扉(とびら): (1) door; gate; opening (2) title page
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1866
Components	戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63) 非: un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	戸
Radical Number	63
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	と・とだれ・とかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	front door
Koohii Story 1	The only way out of a jail cell is to serve your time and walk out the front door. There are no other doors.
Koohii Story 2	An old man serving a very long jail sentence painted a life-like door at the back of his jail cell, hlafway open, with the blue sky, clouds, etc, as some kind of symbol of freedom. Every time the prison officers come to take him they ask him to come to the door. The old man with a grin always answers "Which door?", looking at his painted door with a grin. And the prison officer always answer, sighing - "The front door !".

Front Door Jail Title Page Time Man Painted