U+ACF5, 공
HANGUL SYLLABLE GONG
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[U+ACF4]
Hangul Syllables
[U+ACF6]
곢곣곥곦
곩곪곫
곮곯
곷곸곹곺
계 ←→ 과

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (gong)

  1. ball
See also

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gong
    McCune–Reischauer?kong
    Yale Romanization?kong

    Numeral

    Korean numbers (edit)
    0 1  →  10  → 
        Native isol.: (slang) (ppang)
        Sino-Korean: (yeong), (ryeong), (as digit, not number) (gong)
        Hanja: ,

    • (gong) (hanja )

    1. digit zero, oh

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gong
      McCune–Reischauer?kong
      Yale Romanization?kong

      Noun

      • (gong) (hanja )

      1. merits; exploit; meritorious service
        • 1999, “병사의 발자욱 [byeongsaui baljauk, Footprints of Soldiers]”, 최문식 [Choe Mun-sik] (lyrics), 황진영 [Hwang Jin-yong] (music):
          젊었 시절
          추억 심장 남았
          세운 이야기
          후대 가슴 태우
          Jeolmeot-deon sijeor-eun gas-seo-do
          Chueog-eun simjan-g'e naman-ne
          Gongse'un geunarui iyagi
          Hudae-deul gaseum-eul tae'u-ne
          Although our youth has passed,
          Memories remain in our hearts.
          The story of that glorious day
          sets the hearts of our successors ablaze.

      Synonyms

      Etymology 4

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gong
      McCune–Reischauer?kong
      Yale Romanization?kong

      Noun

      • (gong)

      1. gong

      Etymology 5

        Sino-Korean word from

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?gong
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?gong
        McCune–Reischauer?kong
        Yale Romanization?kong

        Noun

        • (gong)

        1. public affairs
        2. duke

        Etymology 6

          Sino-Korean word from , from Japanese 攻め (seme).

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?gong
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?gong
          McCune–Reischauer?kong
          Yale Romanization?kong

          Noun

          • (gong)

          1. (fandom slang) seme
            Hyponym: 공수(攻受) (gongsu)
            Coordinate term: 수(受) (su, uke)

          Etymology 7

          Syllable

          • (gong)