광

Korean

Etymology 1

과곽곾곿관괁괂 괃괄괅괆괇괈괉 괊괋괌괍괎괏괐 광괒괓괔괕괖괗
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Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwang
Yale Romanization?	kwāng

Syllable

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅘ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (庫房, gobang, “storage room”).

Noun

광 • (gwang)

1. a place of storage, especially a granary.

   Proverb: 광에서 인심 난다 (gwang'eseo insim nanda, “compassion comes from the storehouse”) i.e. only when one is provided for can one care for others

Etymology 3

Reading of the hanja 광 (光, gwang, “light”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [광]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwang
Yale Romanization?	kwang

Noun

광 • (gwang)

1. light; a light
2. luster, sheen

   note: in this sense the vowel is lengthened, /kwaːŋ/

   광을 내다 (gwang'eul naeda, “to be lustrous”)

Etymology 4

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

광 • (gwang)

1. 光: light

   (eumhun reading: 빛 광 (bit gwang))
   (MC reading: 光 (MC kwang|kwangH))

2. 廣: breadth

   (eumhun reading: 넓을 광 (neolbeul gwang))
   (MC reading: 廣 (MC kwangX))

3. 鑛: mine

   (eumhun reading: 광물 광 (gwangmul gwang))
   (MC reading: 鑛 (MC kwaengX))

4. 狂: madness

   (eumhun reading: 미칠 광 (michil gwang))
   (MC reading: 狂 (MC gjwang|gjwangH))

5. 珖: jade flute

   (eumhun reading: 옥피리 광 (okpiri gwang))
   (MC reading: 珖)

6. 洸: sparkle

   (eumhun reading: 물 용소슴할 광 (mul yongsoseumhal gwang))
   (MC reading: 洸 (MC kwang|'wang))

7. 匡: to set right

   (eumhun reading: 바룰 광 (barul gwang))
   (MC reading: 匡 (MC khjwang))

8. 曠: brightness

   (eumhun reading: 밝을 광 (balgeul gwang))
   (MC reading: 曠 (MC khwangH))

9. 壙: tomb

   (eumhun reading: 광 광 (gwang gwang))
   (MC reading: 壙 (MC khwangH))

10. 胱: bladder

    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 광 (ojumtong gwang))
    (MC reading: 胱 (MC kwang))

11. 筐: basket

    (eumhun reading: 광주리 광 (gwangjuri gwang))
    (MC reading: 筐 (MC khjwang))

12. 侊: feast

    (eumhun reading: 성찬 광 (seongchan gwang))
    (MC reading: 侊 (MC kwang|kwaeng))

13. 炚: hot sun

    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 광 (haetbit tteugeoul gwang))
    (MC reading: 炚)