간병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 看病, from 看 (“care for, look after”) + 病 (“disease”). See also Japanese 看病 (kanbyō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠nbjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kanbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kanpyeng

Noun

간병 • (ganbyeong) (hanja 看病)

1. (medicine) nursing, care, attendance

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 간병(看病)하다 (ganbyeonghada, “to nurse, care for, attend to”)
• 간병인(看病人) (ganbyeong'in, “caregiver, care worker”)