黄門

See also: 黃門 and 黄门

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	門
こう Grade: 2	もん Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
黃門 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kwau mon/ → /kʷɔːmoɴ/ → /koːmoɴ/

From Middle Chinese 黃門 (MC hwang mwon).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーもん [kòómóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmõ̞ɴ]

Noun

黄(こう)門(もん) • (kōmon) ^{←くわうもん (kwaumon)?}

1. the gates of the Imperial Palace, originally painted yellow
2. (archaic) a eunuch

   from the 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han dynasty”) tradition where Edict Examination Bureau positions were exclusively filled by eunuchs

3. (by extension) an infertile male
4. (historical) Short for 黄門侍郎 (kōmonjirō): Chinese equivalent of 中納言 (chūnagon), a middle councilor in the imperial Council of State
5. (historical) Short for 黄門監 (kōmonkan): Chinese equivalent of 大納言 (dainagon), a chief councilor in the imperial Council of State

Derived terms

• 水戸黄門(みとこうもん) (Mito Kōmon)

Proper noun

黄(こう)門(もん) • (Kōmon) ^{←くわうもん (Kwaumon)?}

1. Short for 水戸黄門 (Mito Kōmon): a nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyo of Mito Domain

Derived terms

• 黄(こう)門(もん)記(き) (Kōmonki)