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건국

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 建國.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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건국 (geon'guk) (hanja 建國)

  1. establishment of a nation
    Synonym: 개국(開國) (gaeguk)
    건국 아버지geon'gug-ui abeoji-deulThe Founding Fathers

Derived terms

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