동문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 洞 (“cave, grotto”) + 門 (“door”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)문]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmun
Yale Romanization?	tōngmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 洞門)

1. entrance to a cave or grotto
2. a row of doors one after the other, in an enfilade

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 同門 (“classmate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [동문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmun
Yale Romanization?	tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同門)

1. alumnus, alumni

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東門, from 東 (“east”) + 門 (“gate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [동문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmun
Yale Romanization?	tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 東門)

1. east gate (the eastern gate of a walled city)

Coordinate terms

• 남문(南門) (nammun, “south gate”)
• 북문(北門) (bungmun, “north gate”)
• 서문(西門) (seomun, “west gate”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 同文, from 同 (“same”) + 文 (“writing”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [동문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmun
Yale Romanization?	tongmun

Noun

동문 • (dongmun) (hanja 同文)

1. same text or letter