광

광 U+AD11, 광
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWANG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅘ + ㅇ
← 괐
[U+AD10] 		Hangul Syllables 괒 →
[U+AD12]
과곽곾곿관괁괂
괃괄괅괆괇괈괉
괊괋괌괍괎괏괐
광괒괓괔괕괖괗
고 ←→ 괘
See also: -광

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 狂.

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kwaŋ⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [kwaŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang
Yale Romanization?kwang

Noun

광 (gwang)

  1. lunatic; nutcase

Korean

Etymology 1

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (庫房, gobang, “storeroom, storage room”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠(ː)ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang
McCune–Reischauer?kwang
Yale Romanization?kwāng

Noun

광 • (gwang)

  1. place of storage; (especially) granary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 光 (“light”).

The hanafuda sense is a semantic loan from Japanese 光 (hikari).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang
McCune–Reischauer?kwang
Yale Romanization?kwang

Noun

광 • (gwang)

  1. light
  2. luster, sheen
    광을 내다 ― gwang-eul naeda ― to be lustrous
  4. (hanafuda) Any of the five highest ranked playing cards in a hwatu deck, marked with the character 光 in most Korean decks.
    Coordinate terms: 열끗 (yeolkkeut), 띠 (tti), 피 (pi)

Etymology 3

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

광 • (gwang)

More information
  1. 光: light
    (eumhun reading: 빛 광 (bit gwang))
    (MC reading: 光 (MC kwang|kwangH))
  2. 廣: breadth
    (eumhun reading: 넓을 광 (neolbeul gwang))
    (MC reading: 廣 (MC kwangX))
  3. 鑛: mine
    (eumhun reading: 광물 광 (gwangmul gwang))
    (MC reading: 鑛 (MC kwaengX))
  4. 狂: madness
    (eumhun reading: 미칠 광 (michil gwang))
    (MC reading: 狂 (MC gjwang|gjwangH))
  5. 珖: jade flute
    (eumhun reading: 옥피리 광 (okpiri gwang))
    (MC reading: 珖)
  6. 洸: sparkle
    (eumhun reading: 물 용소슴할 광 (mul yongsoseumhal gwang))
    (MC reading: 洸 (MC kwang|'wang))
  7. 匡: to set right
    (eumhun reading: 바룰 광 (barul gwang))
    (MC reading: 匡 (MC khjwang))
  8. 曠: brightness
    (eumhun reading: 밝을 광 (balgeul gwang))
    (MC reading: 曠 (MC khwangH))
  9. 壙: tomb
    (eumhun reading: 광 광 (gwang gwang))
    (MC reading: 壙 (MC khwangH))
  10. 胱: bladder
    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 광 (ojumtong gwang))
    (MC reading: 胱 (MC kwang))
  11. 筐: basket
    (eumhun reading: 광주리 광 (gwangjuri gwang))
    (MC reading: 筐 (MC khjwang))
  12. 侊: feast
    (eumhun reading: 성찬 광 (seongchan gwang))
    (MC reading: 侊 (MC kwang|kwaeng))
  13. 炚: hot sun
    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 광 (haetbit tteugeoul gwang))
    (MC reading: 炚)
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