본관

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 本貫, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 貫 (“birthplace, native land”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bon'gwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bongwan
    McCune–Reischauer?pon'gwan
    Yale Romanization?ponkwan

    Noun

    본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本貫)

    1. clan, family name (a group whose surname signifies a common ancestor)
      2010년쯤에는 4,884개의 성씨와 본관이 등록되었다.
      2010nyeon-jjeum-eneun 4,884gae-ui seongssiwa bon'gwan-i deungnokdoeeotda.
      By 2010 4,884 new surnames and clan names were registered.
    Usage notes

    Believed to be settled around the end of the Silla dynasty. See also 씨족 (ssijok).

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 本館, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 館 (“building”). See also Japanese 本館 (ほんかん, honkan).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?bon'gwan
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?bongwan
      McCune–Reischauer?pon'gwan
      Yale Romanization?ponkwan

      Noun

      본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本館)

      1. main building
        Antonym: 별관(別館) (byeolgwan, “annex”)
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