강북

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 북(北) (buk, “north”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋbuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [강북]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gangbuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gangbug
McCune–Reischauer?	kangbuk
Yale Romanization?	kangpuk

Noun

강북 • (gangbuk) (hanja 江北)

1. north of a river

   Antonym: 강남(江南) (gangnam)

Proper noun

강북 • (Gangbuk) (hanja 江北)

1. (generally) the north area of the Han River, especially of Seoul
   1. [~구] Gangbuk (a district of Seoul, South Korea)
2. Jiangbei (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta)