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Kanji Detail for 閨 - "small gate, boudoir, woman"
閨
- Meaning
閨 means "small gate, boudoir, woman."
Small gate - A minor entrance; a palace side gate.
Boudoir - A woman's bedroom.
Woman - A lady; a female.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
bedroom
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
small entrance; women's quarters
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
women's quarters; lady's apartment
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A freestanding door. Round on top and square on bottom like a jade tablet. 蓽門閨竇 describes a poor and humble person. Found in the Zuo Commentary. | A small door in the palace is called 閨. In ancient times, the Golden Horse Gate was called 金閨. Inside was where the attending officials resided. | Where women reside is called 閨. Therefore women are called 閨閣.
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