국

국 U+AD6D, 국 HANGUL SYLLABLE GUG Composition: ㄱ + ㅜ + ㄱ ← 구 [U+AD6C] Hangul Syllables 굮 → [U+AD6E]

구국굮굯군굱굲 굳굴굵굶굷굸굹 굺굻굼굽굾굿궀 궁궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←	→ 궈

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gug
McCune–Reischauer?	kuk
Yale Romanization?	kwuk

Etymology 1

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 국 (Yale: kwuk).

Noun

국 • (guk)

1. soup

   국 한 그릇.

   Guk han geureut.

   A bowl of soup.

See also

• 수프 (supeu)
• 찌개 (jjigae)
• 죽(粥) (juk)
• 탕(湯) (tang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 國

Noun

국 • (guk) (hanja 國)

1. country; state; nation

Derived terms

• 국왕(國王) (gugwang)
• 중국(中國) (jungguk)
• 한국(韓國) (han'guk)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

국 • (guk)

1. 菊: chrysanthemum

   (eumhun reading: 국화 국 (gukhwa guk))
   (MC reading: 菊 (MC kjuwk))

2. 局: bureau; department

   (eumhun reading: 판 국 (pan guk))
   (MC reading: 局 (MC gjowk))

3. 鞠:

   (MC reading: 鞠 (MC kjuwk|khjuwk|gjuwk))

4. 鞫:

   (MC reading: 鞫 (MC kjuwk))

5. 麴:

   (MC reading: 麴 (MC khjuwk))

6. 𥮗:

   (MC reading: 𥮗)

7. 匊:

   (MC reading: 匊 (MC kjuwk))

8. 掬:

   (MC reading: 掬 (MC kjuwk))

9. 跼:

   (MC reading: 跼 (MC gjowk))

10. 麯:

    (MC reading: 麯)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuk/

Noun

국 (kwuk)

1. soup

Descendants

• Korean: 국 (guk)