건강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 健康, from 健 (“strong”) + 康 (“comfortable”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈkɘːnɡa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[건:강]
Revised Romanization? geon-gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? geongang
McCune–Reischauer? kŏn'gang
Yale Romanization? kēnkang

Noun

건강 • (geon-gang) (hanja 健康)

  1. health
    건강을 조심하다
    geon-gang-eul josimhada
    to take care of one's health
    공부하느라 건강을 해치다
    gongbuhaneura geon-gang-eul haechida
    to damage one's health by studying [too much]

Antonyms
  • 병 (byeong, “illness”)
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