궁리

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 窮 (“thoroughly investigate”) + 理 (“handle, manage”). See also Japanese 窮理 (kyūri).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gungni
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gungli
    McCune–Reischauer?kungni
    Yale Romanization?kwungli

    Noun

    궁리 • (gungni) (hanja 窮理)

    1. investigation, deliberation, consideration, contemplation, thinking

    Derived terms

    • 궁리(窮理)하다 (gungnihada, “to contemplate, deliberate, mull things over”)
    • 속궁리(窮理) (sokgungni, “thinking to oneself”)
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