본관

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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본관 (bon'gwan) (hanja 本貫)

  1. clan, family name (a group whose surname signifies a common ancestor)
    2010에는 4,884 성씨 본관 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
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Believed to be settled around the end of the Silla dynasty. See also 씨족 (ssijok).

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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본관 (bon'gwan) (hanja 本館)

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