Family name - Kamon

Japanese: 家門 - かもん

〘noun〙① The gate of a family. ※Umino Mokai (1420) "In front of the betto's family gate, _{there is only} a fence around _it . In front of the head prince's gate, _{it is impossible} to _mount a _cart ." [Shiji - Xia Hongki] ② One family or clan. Clan. One's family. ※Mido Kanpakuki - May 29, 1015 (4th year of Chowa) "The women _{will be present} at the _Grand Chamberlain's _meeting , and _a fierce ceremony will be _{held to repair} the family." [Gokanshu - Yu Xu Biography] ③ The status of a family. Family lineage. Family lineage. ※Shoku Nihongi - First year of Tenpyo Shoho (749), February Jinjutsu "Although the family lineage _{is important} , it _{is overlooked} _{by its} clergy." [Nanshi - Xiao Yin Biography] ④ A respectable family lineage. A family lineage of high status. Gokamon . [Shunju Zuo Zhuan - 3rd year of Shoko] (a) Refers to the Five Sekkes. *Kojitsu Shuyo (around 1720) 7 "The term 'family' refers to the Five Sekkes in the public domain." (b) One of the feudal lord families in the Edo period, it refers to the relatives of the Tokugawa Shogun family, the three families of Owari, Kii and Mito, the three noble families of Tayasu, Hitotsubashi and Shimizu, the two families of Echizen and Aizu, and their tributaries. *Tokugawa Jikki - 8th July 1642 (Kan'ei 19) "The family and the various feudal lords come to the palace to ask for the Emperor's orders."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 家の門。※海人藻芥（1420）「別当の家門前、通_二裡檜垣外_一也。法親王門跡の前へ不_レ可_二乗打_一也」〔史記‐夏本紀〕② 一家一門。一族。実家の一門。※御堂関白記‐長和四年（1015）五月二九日「女方出_レ従_二大内_一、家門修_二鬼気_一祭」〔後漢書‐虞詡伝〕③ 家の格式。家柄。家筋。※続日本紀‐天平勝宝元年（749）二月壬戌「或家門雖_レ重、以_レ拙却_レ之」〔南史‐蕭引伝〕④ 立派な家柄。身分の重い家筋。御家門(ごかもん)。〔春秋左伝‐昭公三年〕(イ) 五摂家をさしていう。※故実拾要（1720頃）七「家門と称するは五摂家を公界に於て称す」(ロ) 江戸時代の大名家格の一つで、徳川将軍家の親族、尾張・紀伊・水戸の三家、田安・一橋・清水の三卿のほか、越前・会津の二家、また、それらの支流をさしていう。※徳川実紀‐寛永一九年（1642）七月八日「家門并に諸大名登営し、御けしきを伺ふ」

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