과

Character	과
Hangul Syllables	U+ACFC
Composition	ㄱ + ㅘ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	r-h-k

Korean

Etymology 1

과 곽 곾 곿 관 괁 괂 괃 괄 괅 괆 괇 괈 괉 괊 괋 괌 괍 괎 괏 괐 광 괒 괓 괔 괕 괖 괗
고 ←	괘 →

Syllable

과 (transliterations: Revised gwa, McCune–Reischauer kwa, Yale kwa)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅘ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Alternative forms

• (used after words ending in a vowel) 와 (wa)

Pronunciation

• IPA: kwa
• Phonetic hangul: 과

Romanization

Revised	gwa
McCune-Reischauer	kwa	Yale	kwa

Particle

과 (gwa)

1. and
   • 책과 연필

     chaekgwa yeonpil

     pencil and book

2. with; together with
   • 가족과 같이 가세요?

     gajokgwa gati gaseyo?

     Are [you] going with [your] family?

3. in relation to

Usage notes

과 (gwa) is used only at the end of words ending in a consonant. 와 (wa) replaces it after words ending in a vowel.

Etymology 3

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

과 (gwa, hanja 科)

1. Academic subject or field of inquiry.

과 (gwa, hanja 課)

1. lesson
   • 제1과

     jeilgwa

     first lesson

Suffix

과 (gwa)

1. An academic department.
   • 물리학과

     mullihakgwa

     department of physics

2. A taxonomic family.
   • 사다샛과

     sadasaetgwa

     Pelecanidae

Syllable

과 (gwa)

1. 侉, 剮, 堝, 夥, 夸, 媧, 寡, 戈, 撾, 果, 猓, 瓜, 科, 稞, 窠, 胯, 菓, 蝌, 裹, 誇, 課, 跨, 踝, 過, 銙, 鍋, 顆, 騍, 髁