こうもん

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See also: ごうもん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうもん – see the following entries.
肛門
(anatomy) anus
校門
school gate, school entrance
黄門
the gates of the Imperial Palace, originally painted yellow
(archaic) a eunuch
(by extension) an infertile male
(historical) Short for 黄門侍郎 (kōmonjirō): Chinese equivalent of 中納言 (chūnagon), a middle councilor in the imperial Council of State
(historical) Short for 黄門監 (kōmonkan): Chinese equivalent of 大納言 (dainagon), a chief councilor in the imperial Council of State
Short for 水戸黄門 (Mito Kōmon): a nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyo of Mito Domain
後門
a back gate
(figuratively) the anus, as a homophone for 肛門 and in contrast to 前門 (zenmon, front gate, figurative for vagina)
閘門
sluice gate, lock gate
(This term, こうもん (kōmon), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 孔門, 公門, 港門.)