강

강 U+AC15, 강 HANGUL SYLLABLE GANG Composition: ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ ← 갔 [U+AC14] Hangul Syllables 갖 → [U+AC16]

가각갂갃간갅갆 갇갈갉갊갋갌갍 갎갏감갑값갓갔 강갖갗갘같갚갛
	→ 개

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 강 (gang).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kaŋ⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [강]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gang
Yale Romanization?	kang

Noun

강 (gang)

1. river

References

• “강” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 江

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [강]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gang
McCune–Reischauer?	kang
Yale Romanization?	kang

Noun

강 • (gang) (hanja 江)

1. river

Synonyms

• 가람 (garam, “river”)
• 내 (nae, “river”)

Etymology 2

From Sino-Korean word from 綱 (“class”). Compare Japanese 綱.

Noun

강 • (gang) (hanja 綱)

1. (taxonomy) class

Related terms

taxonomic ranksedit

• 역 (域, yeok)
• 계 (界, gye)
• 문 (門, mun)
• 강 (綱, gang)
• 목 (目, mok)
• 과 (科, gwa)
• 속 (屬, sok)
• 종 (種, jong)

Etymology 3

From Sino-Korean word from 炕 + kang (kang). Compare Vietnamese kháng.

Noun

강 • (gang) (hanja 炕)

1. a kang; a traditional long platform used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable sleeping on

Etymology 4

Proper noun

강 • (Gang) (hanja 姜)

1. a surname