Korean Word Entry
文廟| Hangul: | 문묘 |
| Revised Romanization: | munmyo |
| Definition: | Confucian temple; temple honoring Confucius and housing schools and testing facilities. |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 文 | sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67), culture, writing |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄣˊ (wén), ㄨㄣˋ (wèn) |
| Cantonese: | man4 |
| Japanese: | ブン (bun)、 モン (mon) / ふみ (fumi)、 あや (aya)、 かざる (kazaru) |
| Korean: | 문 (mun) |
| Vietnamese: | văn, vấn |
| 廟 | mausoleum, shrine, palace, temple, imperial court |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄧㄠˋ (miào) |
| Cantonese: | miu6 |
| Japanese: | ビョウ (byou)、 ミョウ (myou) / たまや (tamaya)、 みたまや (mitamaya)、 やしろ (yashiro) |
| Korean: | 묘 (myo) |
| Vietnamese: | miếu |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 庙 |
| Semantic variant form: | 庿 |