거

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거 U+AC70, 거
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEO
Composition:ㄱ + ㅓ
← 걯
 		Hangul Syllables 걱 →
See also: -거-
거걱걲걳건걵걶
걷걸걹걺걻걼걽
걾걿검겁겂것겄
겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←→ 게

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geo
McCune–Reischauer?kŏ
Yale Romanization?ke

Etymology 1

Dependent noun

거 • (geo)

  1. Colloquially dominant form of 것 (geot, “thing”).

Etymology 2

Pronoun

거 • (geo)

  1. Contraction of 그것 (geugeot, “that, that thing”).

Etymology 3

Pronoun

거 • (geo)

  1. Contraction of 거기 (geogi, “there”).

Etymology 4

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

거 (geo)

Extended content
  1. 車: vehicle
    (eumhun reading: 수레 거 (sure geo))
    (MC reading: 車 (MC kjo))
  2. 去: going
    (eumhun reading: 갈 거 (gal geo))
    (MC reading: 去 (MC khjoX|khjoH))
  3. 居: living
    (eumhun reading: 살 거 (sal geo))
    (MC reading: 居 (MC ki|kjo))
  4. 擧: lifting
    (eumhun reading: 들 거 (deul geo))
    (MC reading: 擧 (MC yo))
  5. 巨: bigness
    (eumhun reading: 클 거 (keul geo))
    (MC reading: 巨 (MC gjoX))
  6. 據: dependence, basis
    (eumhun reading: 의지할 거 (uijihal geo))
    (MC reading: 據 (MC kjoH))
  7. 距: falling
    (eumhun reading: 떨어질 거 (tteoreojil geo))
    (MC reading: 距 (MC gjoX))
  8. 拒: blockage
    (eumhun reading: 막을 거 (mageul geo))
    (MC reading: 拒 (MC gjoX))
  9. 渠: ditch
    (eumhun reading: 도랑 거 (dorang geo))
    (MC reading: 渠 (MC gjo))
  10. 佉:
    (MC reading: 佉 (MC khja))
  11. 俥:
    (MC reading: 俥)
  12. 倨:
    (MC reading: 倨 (MC kjoH))
  13. 凥:
    (MC reading: 凥)
  14. 勮:
    (MC reading: 勮 (MC gjoH))
  15. 厺:
    (MC reading: 厺)
  16. 呿:
    (MC reading: 呿 (MC khja|khjoH|khjaep))
  17. 拠:
    (MC reading: 拠)
  18. 据:
    (MC reading: 据 (MC kjo))
  19. 昛:
    (MC reading: 昛)
  20. 炬:
    (MC reading: 炬 (MC gjoX))
  21. 祛:
    (MC reading: 祛)
  22. 秬:
    (MC reading: 秬 (MC gjoX))
  23. 筥:
    (MC reading: 筥 (MC kjoX))
  24. 籧:
    (MC reading: 籧 (MC gjo))
  25. 胠:
    (MC reading: 胠 (MC khjo|khjoH|khjaep))
  26. 腒:
    (MC reading: 腒 (MC kjo|gjo))
  27. 艍:
    (MC reading: 艍)
  28. 苣:
    (MC reading: 苣 (MC gjoX))
  29. 莒:
    (MC reading: 莒 (MC kjoX))
  30. 蕖:
    (MC reading: 蕖 (MC gjo))
  31. 蘧:
    (MC reading: 蘧 (MC gjo|gju))
  32. 袪:
    (MC reading: 袪 (MC khjo))
  33. 裾:
    (MC reading: 裾 (MC kjo))
  34. 詎:
    (MC reading: 詎 (MC gjoX|gjoH))
  35. 距:
    (MC reading: 距 (MC gjoX))
  36. 踞:
    (MC reading: 踞 (MC kjoH))
  37. 遽:
    (MC reading: 遽 (MC gjoH))
  38. 醵:
    (MC reading: 醵 (MC gjo|gjoH|gjak))
  39. 鉅:
    (MC reading: 鉅 (MC gjoX))
  40. 鋸:
    (MC reading: 鋸 (MC kjoH))
  41. 駏:
    (MC reading: 駏 (MC gjoX))
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