광

Korean

Etymology 1

광 괒 괓 괔 괕 괖 괗 괘 괙 괚 괛 괜 괝 괞 괟 괠 괡 괢 괣 괤 괥 괦 괧 괨 괩 괪 괫 괬
공 ←	괭 →

Syllable

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: kwaːŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 광ː

Romanization

Revised	gwang
McCune–Reischauer	kwang	Yale	kwāng

Etymology 2

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (gobang, “storage room”, 庫房).

Noun

광 (gwang)

1. a place of storage, especially a granary.

   Proverb: 광에서 인심 난다 (gwang-eseo insim nanda, “compassion comes from the storehouse”) i.e. only when one is provided for can one care for others

Etymology 3

Reading of the hanja 光 (gwang, “light”, 광).

Pronunciation

• IPA: kwaŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 광

Romanization

Revised	gwang
McCune–Reischauer	kwang	Yale	kwang

Noun

광 (gwang)

1. light; a light
2. luster, sheen

   note: in this sense the vowel is lengthened, IPA: kwaːŋ

   광을 내다 (gwang-eul naeda, “to be lustrous”)

Etymology 4

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

광 (gwang)

1. 光: light

   (eumhun reading: 빛 광)

2. 廣: breadth

   (eumhun reading: 넓을 광)

3. 鑛: mine

   (eumhun reading: 광물 광)

4. 狂: madness

   (eumhun reading: 미칠 광)

5. 珖: jade flute

   (eumhun reading: 옥피리 광)

6. 洸: sparkle

   (eumhun reading: 물 용소슴할 광)

7. 匡: to set right

   (eumhun reading: 바룰 광)

8. 曠: brightness

   (eumhun reading: 밝을 광)

9. 壙: tomb

   (eumhun reading: 광 광)

10. 胱: bladder

    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 광)

11. 筐: basket

    (eumhun reading: 광주리 광)

12. 侊: feast

    (eumhun reading: 성찬 광)

13. 炚: hot sun

    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 광)