간단

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 間斷, from 間 (“time period”) + 斷 (“ending”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gandan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gandan
McCune–Reischauer?	kandan
Yale Romanization?	kāntan

Noun

간단 • (gandan) (hanja 間斷)

1. A pause; a brief cessation

Derived terms

• 간단하다 (gandanhada, “to pause”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 簡單, from 簡 (“simple”) + 單 (“simple”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nda̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)단]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gandan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gandan
McCune–Reischauer?	kandan
Yale Romanization?	kāntan

Adverb

간단 • (gandan) (hanja 簡單)

1. easy; simple

See also

• 간단하다 (gandanhada, “to be simple”)