공덕

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [공덕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongdeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongdeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kongdŏk
Yale Romanization?	kongtek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 功德 (“merits and virtues”).

Noun

공덕 • (gongdeok) (hanja 功德)

1. good deed
2. (Buddhism) supererogation; virtue accumulated by good deeds, which will return as good fortune in the afterlife

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公德.

Noun

공덕 • (gongdeok) (hanja 公德)

1. public morals