Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.
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关 to close (simp)閂 latch (trad)閎 wide (trad)閑 barrier (trad/jp)閒 leisure (trad)閘 floodgate (trad)閡 blocked (trad)閣 cabinet (trad/jp)閤 small side door (trad)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)閾 separated (trad)
Historical Evolution
閨
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閨
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闺 / 閨 [guī]
small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women
Japanese
noun
- bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters
- inner room; room at the back of the house
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閨 けいざき
Keizaki surname
閨 ねや
Neya place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (17)
闺女 [guīnǚ] #24,342
maiden
闺房 [guīfáng] #20,020
lady's chamber
深闺 [shēnguī] #66,205
lady's private room or bedroom
大家闺秀 [dàjiāguīxiù] #38,274
girl from a wealthy family
闺秀 [guīxiù] #57,272
well-bred young lady
闺阁 [guīgé] #52,235
lady's chamber
香闺 [xiāngguī] #52,638
a woman's rooms
黄花闺女 [huánghuāguīnǚ] #57,784
maiden
闺门旦 [guīméndàn] #68,476
young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
孀闺 [shuāngguī]
a widow's chamber (old usage)
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
閨 [ねや] #34,713
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple)
閨房 [けいぼう] #72,029
marital bedroom
閨閥 [けいばつ] #106,610
clan
閨秀 [けいしゅう] #141,382
accomplished lady
閨門 [けいもん] #152,675
bedroom entrance
令閨 [れいけい] #167,580
your wife
閨中 [けいちゅう] #169,756
inside the bedroom
空閨 [くうけい] #222,421
lonely, spouseless bedroom
閨秀作家 [けいしゅうさっか] #259,450
woman writer
閨秀画家 [けいしゅうがか] #310,412
talented woman painter
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KOREAN WORDS (1)