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.