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U+AC04, 간
HANGUL SYLLABLE GAN
Composition: + +

[U+AC03]
Hangul Syllables
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→ 개

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan
McCune–Reischauer?kan
Yale Romanization?kan

Suffix

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—간 (-gan) (hanja )

  1. (time) for
  2. (place) between

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆫ (Yale: kon).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan
McCune–Reischauer?kan
Yale Romanization?kan

Noun

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(gan)

  1. salty seasonings
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 간 / 간까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

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(gan) (hanja )

  1. (abbreviation of 간장) liver
    은 우리 몸에서 가장 중요한 기관 중의 하나이다.
    ganeun uri momeseo gajang jung'yohan gigwan jung'ui hanaida.
    The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan
McCune–Reischauer?kan
Yale Romanization?kan

Verb

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(gan)

  1. past determiner of 가다 (gada): gone, went

Etymology 5

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Unknown.

Noun

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(gan)

  1. (Northern Gyeongsang, Pyongan, Gangwon, Hamgyong) side dishes
    Synonym: 반찬 (banchan)
    • 2020 December 21, 정상흠 [jeongsangheum], “인생보다 야생 1부 마지막 화전민을 찾아서 [insaengboda yasaeng 1bu majimak hwajeonmineul chajaseo]”, in 한국기행 [han'gukgihaeng]‎[1], 강원도 삼척시 신기면 [gang'wondo samcheoksi sin'gimyeon]:
      맨밥 으문 마이 들가야지.
      Maenbap meog-eumun-eun gan-i mai deulgayaji.
      If you eat rice with millet then you need to put a lot of side dishes in.

Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan
McCune–Reischauer?kan
Yale Romanization?kan

Prefix

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간— (gan-) (hanja ).

  1. evil, wicked (Sino-Korean compounds)
Derived terms
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Etymology 7

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(gan)

  1. 간간이 (間間, gan'gani): often, occasionally
  2. 간격 (間隔, gan'gyeok): gap, interval, distance, duration
  3. 간결 (簡潔, gan'gyeol): conciseness
  4. 간과 (看過, gan'gwa): overlooking
  5. 간극 (間隙, gan'geuk): gap

Etymology 8

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Sino-Korean word from .

Numeral

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(gan) (hanja )

  1. 1036
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