海門

See also: 海门

Chinese

ocean; sea
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (海門) 海 門
simp. (海门) 海 门

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

海門

  1. mouth of a river, where the river enters a sea

Proper noun

海門

  1. (~區, formerly ~市, ~縣) Haimen (a district of Nantong, Jiangsu, China; former county-level city and county of Nantong, Jiangsu, China)
  2. (~鎮) Haimen (a town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海 門
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
海門 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

From Chinese 海门.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠imõ̞ɴ]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠imẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

海門(かいもん) or 海門(ハイメン) • (Kaimon or Haimen) 

  1. Haimen (a city in Guangdong, China)

Etymology 2

Compound of 海(かい) (kai, “sea”) + 門(もん) (mon, “gate”), calque of English Seagate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠imõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

海門(かいもん) • (Kaimon) 

  1. (Internet slang) Seagate Technology
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