문

mun · TOPIK 1

door, gate

🚪 mun = hanja 門, two swinging door leaves; same root as Chinese mén

문 comes from the hanja 門, the character for gate, built from two door panels side by side. Chinese mén and Japanese mon share this root. It shows up in compounds: 창문 (window) = window + door, 정문 = main gate.

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