궁

Korean

Etymology 1

궁 궂 궃 궄 궅 궆 궇 궈 궉 궊 궋 권 궍 궎 궏 궐 궑 궒 궓 궔 궕 궖 궗 궘 궙 궚 궛 궜
굥 ←	궝 →

Syllable

궁 (transliterations: Revised gung, McCune–Reischauer kung, Yale kwung)

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

Etymology 2

Hanja 宮

Noun

궁 (gung)

1. house, residence
2. palace
3. (Chinese chess) king, palace

Derived terms

• 궁궐 (宮闕, -gwol) palace
• 궁녀 (宮女, -nyeo) lady in waiting
• 궁성 (宮城, -seong) palace (walled, fortified)
• 궁전 (宮展/宮殿, -jeon) palace
• 궁중 (宮中, -jung) palace
• 궁합 (宮合, -hap) marital harmony (as foreseen by a fortuneteller)

Related terms

• 임금 (imgeum) king

See also

• 구무 (gumu) hole

Etymology 3

Hanja 弓

Noun

궁 (gung)

1. bow

Synonyms

• 활 (hwal)

Derived terms

• 궁도 (弓道, -do) archery
• 궁수 (弓手, -su) archer
• 궁술 (弓術, -sul) archery
• 궁시 (弓矢, -si) bow and arrow
• 궁형 (弓形, -hyeong) arch (-shaped)
  • 궁형 (穹形, -hyeong) vault, dome (-shaped)

Related terms

• 화살 (hwasal) arrow

Etymology 4

Hanja 窮

Noun

궁 (gung)

1. poverty
2. exhaustion
3. investigation

Derived terms

• 궁핍 (窮乏, gungpip) poverty
• 무궁 (無窮, mugung) infinity, eternity
• 궁리 (窮理, gungri) investigation