국

국 U+AD6D, 국
HANGUL SYLLABLE GUG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅜ + ㄱ
← 구
[U+AD6C] 		Hangul Syllables 굮 →
[U+AD6E]
구국굮굯군굱굲
굳굴굵굶굷굸굹
굺굻굼굽굾굿궀
궁궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←→ 궈

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gug
McCune–Reischauer?kuk
Yale Romanization?kwuk

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 국 (Yale: kwuk).

Noun

국 • (guk)

  1. soup
    국 한 그릇.
    guk han geureut.
    A bowl of soup.
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 國

Noun

국 • (guk) (hanja 國)

  1. country; state; nation
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

국 (guk)

  1. 菊: chrysanthemum
    (eumhun reading: 국화 국 (gukhwa guk))
    (MC reading: 菊 (MC kjuwk))
  2. 局: bureau; department
    (eumhun reading: 판 국 (pan guk))
    (MC reading: 局 (MC gjowk))
  3. 鞠:
    (MC reading: 鞠 (MC kjuwk|khjuwk|gjuwk))
  4. 鞫:
    (MC reading: 鞫 (MC kjuwk))
  5. 麴:
    (MC reading: 麴 (MC khjuwk))
  6. 𥮗:
    (MC reading: 𥮗)
  7. 匊:
    (MC reading: 匊 (MC kjuwk))
  8. 掬:
    (MC reading: 掬 (MC kjuwk))
  9. 跼:
    (MC reading: 跼 (MC gjowk))
  10. 麯:
    (MC reading: 麯)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuk/

Noun

국 (kwuk)

  1. soup

Descendants
  • Korean: 국 (guk)
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