가문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 家門 (“family, clan”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamun
McCune–Reischauer?kamun
Yale Romanization?kamun

Noun

가문 • (gamun) (hanja 家門)

  1. one's family, clan
  2. lineage, pedigree

Synonyms

References
  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 17.
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