본관

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 本貫, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 貫 (“birthplace, native land”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞nɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [본관]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bon'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bongwan
McCune–Reischauer?	pon'gwan
Yale Romanization?	ponkwan

Noun

본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本貫)

1. clan, family name (a group whose surname signifies a common ancestor)

   2010년쯤에는 4,884개의 성씨와 본관이 등록되었다.

   2010nyeon-jjeum-eneun 4,884gae-ui seongssiwa bon'gwan-i deungnokdoeeotda.

   By 2010 4,884 new surnames and clan names were registered.

Usage notes

Believed to be settled around the end of the Silla dynasty. See also 씨족 (ssijok).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 本館, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 館 (“building”). See also Japanese 本館 (ほんかん, honkan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞nɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [본관]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bon'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bongwan
McCune–Reischauer?	pon'gwan
Yale Romanization?	ponkwan

Noun

본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本館)

1. main building

   Antonym: 별관(別館) (byeolgwan, “annex”)