黄門
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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
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Noun
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- the (yellow-painted) gates of the Imperial Palace
- (archaic) an eunuch
- from the 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han dynasty”) tradition where Edict Examination Bureau positions were exclusively filled by eunuchs
- (by extension) an infertile male
- (historical) Short for 黄門侍郎 (kōmonjirō): Chinese equivalent of 中納言 (chūnagon), a middle councilor in the imperial Council of State
- (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 (Mito Kōmon, nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni)
Proper noun
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- Short for 水戸黄門 (Mito Kōmon): a nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyo of Mito Domain
Derived terms
- 黄門記 (Kōmonki)