고민

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 苦悶, from 苦 (“troubling”) + 悶 (“anguish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞min]
• Phonetic hangul: [고민]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gomin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gomin
McCune–Reischauer?	komin
Yale Romanization?	komin

Noun

고민 • (gomin) (hanja 苦悶)

1. agony, anguish, worry, trouble, woe

   내면의 고민 ― naemyeon-ui gomin ― internal anguish

Derived terms

• 고민(苦悶)하다 (gominhada, “to be in anguish”)
• 고민(苦悶)되다 (gomindoeda)