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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