One of the four gates in the castle walls that used to encircle the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty, located in the south, officially named "Sungnyemun Gate".

A large door for one's entrance and exit, which is usually located at the front of a house.

One of the four directions consisting of north, east, south and west, in which the sun rises.

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동대문

(informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to raise the subject of the sentence, when stating or asking something to the listener

shuttle bus

cow; filling; small; claim; case

incineration

incineration plant

incinerate

mediation; introduction; explanation

mediate; be introduced; be explained

blind date

view; study; thought; one's thought; small drum

beef

den; nest

salt

expectation; anticipation

shower

pine tree

sudden shower

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The eastern main gate located in Seoul, which was one of the four gates of the capital city in the Joseon Dynasty era; its official name is "Gate of Heungin".

동대문東大門

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