문

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun/
• Phonetic hangul: 문

Romanizations

Revised transcription	mun
Revised transliteration	mun
McCune–Reischauer	mun
Yale	mun

Etymology 1

문 묹 묺 묻 물 묽 묾 묿 뭀 뭁 뭂 뭃 뭄 뭅 뭆 뭇 뭈 뭉 뭊 뭋 뭌 뭍 뭎 뭏 뭐 뭑 뭒 뭓
묜 ←	뭔 →

Syllable

문 (transliterations: RR mun, RRT , McCune–Reischauer mun, Yale mwun)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ, ㅜ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 門 (“door”).

Noun

문 (mun) (hanja 門)

1. door

Derived terms

• 대문 (daemun, “gate”, 大門)
• 창문 (changmun, “window”, 窓門)

Related terms

• 뚫다 (ttulta, “to bore, pierce, penetrate”)

See also

• 들어가다 (deureogada, “to enter, to go in”)
• 들어오다 (deureooda, “to enter, to come in”)