가

가 U+AC00, 가 HANGUL SYLLABLE GA Composition: ㄱ + ㅏ [unassigned: U+ABFA–U+ABFF] ← ꯹ [U+ABF9] Hangul Syllables 각 → [U+AC01]

Korean

Etymology 1

가각갂갃간갅갆 갇갈갉갊갋갌갍 갎갏감갑값갓갔 강갖갗갘같갚갛
	→ 개

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	ka

Symbol

(deprecated template usage) 가 • (ga)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅏ. The first syllable of the hangul writing system. Often used to mark the first item of a list or sub-list.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: kos).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	kā

Noun

가 • (ga)

1. (often as a suffix) bound, edge, end, margin, rim, side, verge, brink

Synonyms

• (bound, edge, end): 가장자리 (gajangjari), 변두리 (byeonduri, “byeonduri”), 언저리 (eonjeori)

Antonyms

• (bound, edge, end): 속 (sok, “inside, interior”), 안 (an, “inside, interior”), 알맹이 (almaeng'i, “core”)

Derived terms

• 가없다 (ga'eopda, “to be boundless, limitless”)
• 강가 (江, gangga, “riverside”)
• 길가 (gilga, “roadside”)
• 난로가 (煖爐, nalloga, “fireside”)
• 물가 (mulga, “shore”)
• 바닷가 (badatga, “seaside”)
• 입가 (ipga, “lips”)

Related terms

• 가죽 (gajuk, “hide, skin, leather”)
• 거죽 (geojuk, “outside, exterior, surface”)
• 겉 (geot, “outside, exterior, surface”)

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Some sources claim that it is probably from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese nominative particle が (ga), but not widely accepted because it is first attested in 1572, twenty years earlier than the Japanese invasion of Korea began in 1592.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	ka

Particle

가 • (ga)

1. Indicates the subject of a sentence.
2. Indicates the subjective complement of a sentence, usually used with 되다(doeda, become) or 아니다(anida, be not).

Usage notes

• 가 (ga) indicates the subject of the verb in the sentence, as opposed to the object, which *를 (reul) indicates. See also 는 (neun), which indicates the topic of the sentence.
• 가 (ga) is used only after words ending with a vowel. After words ending with a consonant, 이 (i) is used instead.

Synonyms

• 이 (i)

See also

• 은 (eun)
• 는 (neun)
• 을 (eul)
• 를 (reul)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	ka

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	kā

Noun

가 • (ga)

1. (家): family, house
2. (價): price, value
3. (假): falsehood

Suffix

—가 • (-ga)

1. (街): street
   • 종로3가

     Jongno 3(sam)-ga

     "The 3rd Jongno Street"

Syllable

가 • (ga)

1. 仮: lie

   (eumhun reading: 거짓 가 (geojit ga))
   (MC reading: 仮)

2. 伽: temple

   (eumhun reading: 절 가 (jeol ga))
   (MC reading: 伽 (MC gja))

3. 佳: beautiful

   (eumhun reading: 아름다울 가 (areumdaul ga))
   (MC reading: 佳 (MC kea))

4. 假: lie

   (eumhun reading: 거짓 가 (geojit ga))
   (MC reading: 假 (MC kaeX|kaeH))

5. 傢: furniture

   (eumhun reading: 가구 가 (gagu ga))
   (MC reading: 傢)

6. 價: price

   (eumhun reading: 값 가 (gap ga))
   (MC reading: 價 (MC kaeH))

7. 加:

   (MC reading: 加 (MC kae))

8. 可:

   (MC reading: 可 (MC khaX))

9. 呵:

   (MC reading: 呵 (MC xa|xaH))

10. 咖:

    (MC reading: 咖)

11. 哥:

    (MC reading: 哥 (MC ka))

12. 哿:

    (MC reading: 哿 (MC kaX))

13. 嘉:

    (MC reading: 嘉 (MC kae))

14. 坷:

    (MC reading: 坷 (MC khaX|khaH))

15. 嫁:

    (MC reading: 嫁 (MC kaeH))

16. 宊:

    (MC reading: 宊 (MC thwot))

17. 家:

    (MC reading: 家 (MC kae))

18. 苛:

    (MC reading: 苛 (MC ha))

19. 茄:

    (MC reading: 茄 (MC gja|kae))

20. 葭:

    (MC reading: 葭 (MC kae))

21. 斝:

    (MC reading: 斝 (MC kaeX))

22. 暇:

    (MC reading: 暇 (MC haeH))

23. 架:

    (MC reading: 架 (MC kaeH))

24. 枷:

    (MC reading: 枷 (MC gja|kae))

25. 柯:

    (MC reading: 柯 (MC ka))

26. 榎:

    (MC reading: 榎 (MC kaeX))

27. 檟:

    (MC reading: 檟 (MC kaeX))

28. 歌:

    (MC reading: 歌 (MC ka))

29. 珂:

    (MC reading: 珂 (MC kha))

30. 珈:

    (MC reading: 珈 (MC kae))

31. 迦:

    (MC reading: 迦 (MC kja|kae))

32. 痂:

    (MC reading: 痂 (MC kae))

33. 稼:

    (MC reading: 稼 (MC kaeH))

34. 笳:

    (MC reading: 笳 (MC kae))

35. 耞:

    (MC reading: 耞)

36. 舸:

    (MC reading: 舸 (MC kaX))

37. 街: street

    (eumhun reading: 거리 가 (geori ga))
    (MC reading: 街 (MC kea|keaj))

38. 袈:

    (MC reading: 袈 (MC kae))

39. 訶:

    (MC reading: 訶 (MC xa))

40. 謌:

    (MC reading: 謌 (MC ka))

41. 賈:

    (MC reading: 賈 (MC kuX|kaeX|kaeH))

42. 跏:

    (MC reading: 跏 (MC kae))

43. 軻:

    (MC reading: 軻 (MC kha|khaX|khaH))

44. 駕:

    (MC reading: 駕 (MC kaeH))

Derived terms

• 가하다 (可하다, gahada, “to be all right”)
• 가하다 (加하다, gahada, “to add”)

Etymology 5

Infinitive of 가다 (gada, “to go”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga
McCune–Reischauer?	ka
Yale Romanization?	ka

Verb

가 • (ga) (infinitive of 가다)

1. connective form of 가다 (gada, “to go”): because of going, upon going.
2. informal form of 가다 (gada, “to go”): go (indicative/interrogative/imperative), let's go

Synonyms

• (infinitive of 가다, because of going, upon going): 가서 (gaseo)