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門 (문) gate compounds in Korean
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Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 문 | 문 | gate / door |
| 정문 | jeongmun | main gate |
| 후문 | humun | back gate |
| 교문 | gyomun | school gate |
| 출입문 | churimmun | entrance door |
| 창문 | changmun | window |
| 대문 | daemun | front door (house) |
How these words work together
This chart shows Korean words that include the hanja character 門 (문), which means gate or door. These words describe different types of gates and doors you might see in places like schools, houses, or buildings. Learning these words helps you understand how Korean combines hanja with native words to describe common objects related to entrances and exits.
Example sentences
학교에 교문이 아주 큽니다.
The school gate is very big.
우리 집 대문 앞에 꽃이 있어요.
There are flowers in front of our house's main door.
창문을 열고 신선한 공기를 마셨어요.
I opened the window and breathed fresh air.
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