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the gates of the Imperial Palace, originally painted yellow / (archaic) a eunuch / (by extension) an infertile male
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黄門
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Source Word
黄門
Hiragana
こうもん
Noun
archaic
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abbreviation
alt-of
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Japanese Meaning
黄で塗られた門。また、特に宮城の門。 / 去勢された男性。宦官。 / 転じて、不妊の男性。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかし きいろ に ぬられた てんのう の きゅうでん の もん を さした ことば
Chinese (Simplified)
皇宫的宫门(原涂黄漆) / 古称太监 / 引申指不育男性
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the gates of the Imperial Palace, originally painted yellow
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(archaic) a eunuch
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(by extension) an infertile male
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(historical) Short for 黄門侍郎 (kōmonjirō): Chinese equivalent of 中納言 (chūnagon), a middle councilor in the imperial Council of State
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(historical) Short for 黄門監 (kōmonkan): Chinese equivalent of 大納言 (dainagon), a chief councilor in the imperial Council of State
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