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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 間.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [간]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kan |
| Yale Romanization? | kan |
Suffix
—간 • (-gan) (hanja 間)
- (time) for
- 일주일간 친구
- ilju'ilgan chin'gu
- friends for one week
- (place) between
- 친구간의 갈등
- chin'guganui galdeung
- conflict between friends
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆫ (Yale: kon).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [간]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kan |
| Yale Romanization? | kan |
Noun
간 • (gan)
- salty seasonings
Derived terms
- 간장 (ganjang)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kan |
| Yale Romanization? | kān |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 간의 / 간에 / 간까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.
Noun
간 • (gan) (hanja 肝)
- (abbreviation of 간장) liver
- 간은 우리 몸에서 가장 중요한 기관 중의 하나이다.
- Ganeun uri momeseo gajang jung'yohan gigwan jung'ui hanaida.
- The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [간]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kan |
| Yale Romanization? | kan |
Verb
간 • (gan)
Etymology 5
Unknown.
Noun
간 • (gan)
- (Northern Gyeongsang, Pyongan, Gangwon, Hamgyong) side dishes
- Synonym: 반찬 (banchan)
- 2020 December 21, 정상흠 [jeongsangheum], “인생보다 야생 1부 마지막 화전민을 찾아서 [insaengboda yasaeng 1bu majimak hwajeonmineul chajaseo]”, in 한국기행 [han'gukgihaeng][1], 강원도 삼척시 신기면 [gang'wondo samcheoksi sin'gimyeon]:
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 奸
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [간]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kan |
| Yale Romanization? | kan |
Prefix
간— • (gan-) (hanja 奸).
Derived terms
- 간사 (奸邪, gansa, “deceit”)
- 간악 (奸惡, ganak, “wickedness”)
- 간계 (奸計, gan'gye, “evil plot/scheme”)
- 간교 (奸巧, gan'gyo, “cunningness”)
Etymology 7
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
간 • (gan)
- 간간이 (間間이, gan'gani): often, occasionally
- 간격 (間隔, gan'gyeok): gap, interval, distance, duration
- 간결 (簡潔, gan'gyeol): conciseness
- 간과 (看過, gan'gwa): overlooking
- 간극 (間隙, gan'geuk): gap
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 澗.
Numeral
간 • (gan) (hanja 澗)
- 1036
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