공개

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 公開, from (public) + (opening)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋɡɛ] ~ [ko̞ŋɡe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gonggae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggae
    McCune–Reischauer?konggae
    Yale Romanization?kongkay

    Noun

    공개 • (gonggae) (hanja 公開)

    1. Opening to the public.
    2. announcement; disclosure
    3. (patent law) laying open

    Derived terms

    • 공개되다 (gonggaedoeda, “to be opened to the public”)
    • 공개적 (公開的, gonggaejeok, “open to the public”)
    • 공개하다 (gonggaehada, “to open to the public”)