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

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