건국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 建國.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)국]
    • 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

건국 • (geon'guk) (hanja 建國)

  1. establishment of a nation
    Synonym: 개국(開國) (gaeguk)
    건국의 아버지들 ― geon'gug-ui abeoji-deul ― The Founding Fathers

Derived terms

  • 건국(建國)되다 (geon'gukdoeda)
  • 건국(建國)하다 (geon'gukhada)
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