군

군 U+AD70, 군 HANGUL SYLLABLE GUN Composition: ㄱ + ㅜ + ㄴ ← 굯 [U+AD6F] Hangul Syllables 굱 → [U+AD71]

구국굮굯군굱굲 굳굴굵굶굷굸굹 굺굻굼굽굾굿궀 궁궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←	→ 궈

See also: -군

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 軍 (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kun]
• Phonetic hangul: [군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gun
McCune–Reischauer?	kun
Yale Romanization?	kwun

Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 軍)

1. army

   Synonym: 군대(軍隊) (gundae)

   러시아군 ― Reosia-gun ― the Russian army

   군에 입대하고자 휴학했습니다.

   Gun-e ipdae-hagoja hyuhak-haetseumnida.

   I took a leave of absence so as to join the army.

Derived terms

• 꾼 (kkun)
• See the hanja entry at 軍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 군 (軍, gun).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 君 (“prince; (polite) you”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kun]
• Phonetic hangul: [군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gun
McCune–Reischauer?	kun
Yale Romanization?	kwun

Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 君)

1. (historical) a noble title in historical East Asia; in Joseon Korea (1392—1897), particularly given to princes born of concubines and to esteemed ministers

Pronoun

군 • (gun) (hanja 君)

1. (dated, polite) you; used chiefly when addressing younger men.

Suffix

—군 • (-gun) (hanja 君)

1. Mr.; attached to names or surnames of young men to show a certain level of respect.

   Coordinate term: 양(孃) (yang, “Miss”, for women)

   홍길동 군 ― Hong-gildong gun ― Mr. Hong Gil-dong

Usage notes

• Usually written with spaces.
• Younger speakers tend to use the more general 씨(氏) (ssi).

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 君 for Sino-Korean compounds of 군 (君, gun).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 郡 (“county”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gun
McCune–Reischauer?	kun
Yale Romanization?	kwūn

Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 郡)

1. county, a secondary administrative division of both North and South Korea.

Coordinate terms

administrative divisions of South Koreaedit

• 구(區) (gu)
• 군(郡) (gun)
• 도(道) (do)
• 동(洞) (dong)
• 리(里) (ri)
• 면(面) (myeon)
• 시(市) (si)
• 읍(邑) (eup)

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

군 • (gun)

More information

1. 軍: soldier

   (eumhun reading: 군사 군 (gunsa gun))
   (MC reading: 軍 (MC kjun))

2. 君: monarch

   (eumhun reading: 임금 군 (imgeum gun))
   (MC reading: 君 (MC kjun))

3. 郡: village

   (eumhun reading: 고을 군 (go'eul gun))
   (MC reading: 郡 (MC gjunH))

4. 群: group

   (eumhun reading: 무리 군 (muri gun))
   (MC reading: 群 (MC gjun))

5. 窘: blockage

   (eumhun reading: 막힐 군 (makhil gun))
   (MC reading: 窘 (MC gwinX))

6. 裙: skirt

   (eumhun reading: 치마 군 (chima gun))
   (MC reading: 裙 (MC gjun))