곡

곡 U+ACE1, 곡 HANGUL SYLLABLE GOG Composition: ㄱ + ㅗ + ㄱ ← 고 [U+ACE0] Hangul Syllables 곢 → [U+ACE2]

고곡곢곣곤곥곦 곧골곩곪곫곬곭 곮곯곰곱곲곳곴 공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←	→ 과

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [곡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gog
McCune–Reischauer?	kok
Yale Romanization?	kok

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 谷

Noun

곡 • (gok) (hanja 谷)

1. valley

Derived terms

• 계곡 (溪谷, gyegok)
• 협곡 (峽谷, hyeopgok)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

곡 • (gok)

1. 谷: valley

   (eumhun reading: 골짜기 곡 (goljjagi gok))
   (MC reading: 谷 (MC kuwk|luwk|yowk))

2. 曲: curved, twisted; a piece of music

   (eumhun reading: 굽을 곡 (gubeul gok))
   (MC reading: 曲 (MC khjowk))

3. 穀: grain

   (eumhun reading: 곡식 곡 (goksik gok))
   (MC reading: 穀 (MC kuwk))

4. 哭: cry

   (eumhun reading: 울 곡 (ul gok))
   (MC reading: 哭 (MC khuwk))

5. 斛:

   (MC reading: 斛 (MC huwk))

6. 梏:

   (MC reading: 梏 (MC kowk|kaewk))

7. 鵠: swan, genus Cygnus; target

   (eumhun reading: 고니; 과녁 곡 (goni; gwanyeok gok))
   (MC reading: 鵠 (MC howk))

8. 嚳:

   (MC reading: 嚳 (MC khowk))

9. 槲:

   (MC reading: 槲 (MC huwk))

10. 縠: silk fabrics; crepe

    (eumhun reading: 주름 비단 곡 (jureum bidan gok))
    (MC reading: 縠 (MC huwk))

11. 觳:

    (MC reading: 觳 (MC huwk|khaewk))

12. 轂:

    (MC reading: 轂 (MC kuwk))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]