과

과 U+ACFC, 과 HANGUL SYLLABLE GWA Composition: ㄱ + ㅘ ← 곻 [U+ACFB] Hangul Syllables 곽 → [U+ACFD]

과곽곾곿관괁괂 괃괄괅괆괇괈괉 괊괋괌괍괎괏괐 광괒괓괔괕괖괗
고 ←	→ 괘

See also: -과

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 科

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠] ~ [k͈wa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [과/꽈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwa/kkwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwa/kkwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kwa/kkwa
Yale Romanization?	kwa/kkwa

Noun

과 • (gwa) (hanja 科)

1. academic department (in universities)

   걔는 무슨 과야? ― gyae-neun museun gwa-ya? ― What department is he in?

   물리학과 ― mullihak-gwa ― department of physics

2. (taxonomy) family

   사다샛과 ― sadasaet-gwa ― Pelecanidae

3. (historical, archaic) synonym of 과거(科擧) (gwageo, “civil service examination”)
4. (traditional theater) action; enactment

Usage notes

• When used in compounds, it is almost always pronounced as 꽈 (kkwa) due to the interfix -ㅅ- (-s-). The interfix is not written in fully Sino-Korean compounds, but is written when the first element is a native word, as in the example of 사다샛과 (sadasaetgwa) above.
• When used in isolation, it is pronounced as 과 (gwa) in formal language and 꽈 (kkwa) colloquially.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 科 for Sino-Korean compounds of 과 (科, gwa).

Related terms

taxonomic ranksedit

• 역 (域, yeok)
• 계 (界, gye)
• 문 (門, mun)
• 강 (綱, gang)
• 목 (目, mok)
• 과 (科, gwa)
• 속 (屬, sok)
• 종 (種, jong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 課

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kwa
Yale Romanization?	kwa

Noun

과 • (gwa) (hanja 課)

1. lesson

   제1과 ― jeil-gwa ― Lesson 1

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 課 for Sino-Korean compounds of 과 (課, gwa).

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

과 • (gwa)

More information

1. 果: fruit; result

   (eumhun reading: 열매 과 (yeolmae gwa))
   (MC reading: 果 (MC kwaX))

2. 過: last; past

   (eumhun reading: 지날 과 (jinal gwa))
   (MC reading: 過 (MC kwa|kwaH))

3. 誇: boast, brag

   (eumhun reading: 자랑할 과 (jaranghal gwa))
   (MC reading: 誇 (MC khwae))

4. 寡: widowed, alone

   (eumhun reading: 적을 과 (jeogeul gwa))
   (MC reading: 寡 (MC kwaeX))

5. 菓:

   (MC reading: 菓 (MC kwaX))

6. 跨:

   (MC reading: 跨 (MC khwae|khwaeX|khuH|khwaeH))

7. 鍋:

   (MC reading: 鍋 (MC kwa))

8. 顆:

   (MC reading: 顆 (MC khwaX))

9. 戈:

   (MC reading: 戈 (MC kwa))

10. 瓜: cucumber

    (eumhun reading: 오이 과 (oi gwa))
    (MC reading: 瓜 (MC kwae))

11. 侉:

    (MC reading: 侉 (MC 'aH))

12. 堝:

    (MC reading: 堝 (MC kwa))

13. 夥:

    (MC reading: 夥 (MC hweaX|hwaX))

14. 夸:

    (MC reading: 夸 (MC khwae))

15. 撾:

    (MC reading: 撾)

16. 猓:

    (MC reading: 猓 (MC kwaX))

17. 稞:

    (MC reading: 稞 (MC khwa|hwaeX))

18. 窠:

    (MC reading: 窠 (MC khwa))

19. 蝌:

    (MC reading: 蝌 (MC khwa))

20. 裹:

    (MC reading: 裹 (MC kwaX|kwaH))

21. 踝:

    (MC reading: 踝 (MC hwaeX))

22. 銙:

    (MC reading: 銙 (MC khwaeX))

23. 騍:

    (MC reading: 騍)

24. 剮:

    (MC reading: 剮 (MC kwaeX))

25. 媧:

    (MC reading: 媧 (MC kwea|kwae))

26. 胯:

    (MC reading: 胯 (MC khwae|khuH|khwaeH))

27. 髁:

    (MC reading: 髁 (MC khwa|khwaeX|khwaH))