가문

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠mun]
• Phonetic hangul: [가문]

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

• 가벌 (gabeol)

References

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