건강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 健康, from 健 (“strong”) + 康 (“healthy”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nɡa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)강]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geon'gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geongang
McCune–Reischauer?kŏn'gang
Yale Romanization?kēnkang

Noun

건강 • (geon'gang) (hanja 健康)

  1. health
    공부하느라 건강을 해치다 ― gongbuhaneura geon'gang'eul haechida ― to damage one's health by studying [too much]
    건강을 조심하다 ― geon'gang'eul josimhada ― to take care of one's health

Derived terms
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