곧

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 곧 (Yale: kwot).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞t̚]

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• Phonetic hangul: [곧]

곧 • (got)

1. soon, at once, immediately, shortly, straightway

   곧 야구 경기가 시작된다.

   got yagu gyeonggiga sijakdoenda.

   The baseball match will begin shortly.

2. easily, readily
3. namely, that is, i.e., viz.

• 바로 (baro)
• 곧바로 (gotbaro)
• 곧장 (gotjang)

• 곧이곧대로 (gojigotdaero, “just as it is”)
• 곧이듣다 (gojideutda, “to swallow a story”)
• 곧잘 (gotjal, “pretty well; readily”)
• 곧장 (gotjang, “directly”)

• 곧다 (gotda): to be straight