くわうもん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くわうもん – see the following entry.
【黄門こうもん】
[noun] the gates of the Imperial Palace, originally painted yellow
[noun] (archaic) a eunuch
[noun] (by extension) an infertile male
[noun] (historical) short for 黄門侍郎 (kōmonjirō): Chinese equivalent of 中納言 (chūnagon), a middle councilor in the imperial Council of State
[noun] (historical) short for 黄門監 (kōmonkan): Chinese equivalent of 大納言 (dainagon), a chief councilor in the imperial Council of State
[proper noun] short for 水戸黄門 (Mito Kōmon): a nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyo of Mito Domain
(This term, くわうもん (kwaumon), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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