곡

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곡 U+ACE1, 곡
HANGUL SYLLABLE GOG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅗ + ㄱ
← 고
 		Hangul Syllables 곢 →
고곡곢곣곤곥곦
곧골곩곪곫곬곭
곮곯곰곱곲곳곴
공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←→ 과

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gog
McCune–Reischauer?kok
Yale Romanization?kok

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 谷

Noun

곡 • (gok) (hanja 谷)

  1. valley
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

곡 (gok)

  1. 谷: valley
    (eumhun reading: 골짜기 곡 (goljjagi gok))
    (MC reading: 谷 (MC kuwk|luwk|yowk))
  2. 曲: curved, twisted; a piece of music
    (eumhun reading: 굽을 곡 (gubeul gok))
    (MC reading: 曲 (MC khjowk))
  3. 穀: grain
    (eumhun reading: 곡식 곡 (goksik gok))
    (MC reading: 穀 (MC kuwk))
  4. 哭: cry
    (eumhun reading: 울 곡 (ul gok))
    (MC reading: 哭 (MC khuwk))
  5. 斛:
    (MC reading: 斛 (MC huwk))
  6. 梏:
    (MC reading: 梏 (MC kowk|kaewk))
  7. 鵠: swan, genus Cygnus; target
    (eumhun reading: 고니; 과녁 곡 (goni; gwanyeok gok))
    (MC reading: 鵠 (MC howk))
  8. 嚳:
    (MC reading: 嚳 (MC khowk))
  9. 槲:
    (MC reading: 槲 (MC huwk))
  10. 縠: silk fabrics; crepe
    (eumhun reading: 주름 비단 곡 (jureum bidan gok))
    (MC reading: 縠 (MC huwk))
  11. 觳:
    (MC reading: 觳 (MC huwk|khaewk))
  12. 轂:
    (MC reading: 轂 (MC kuwk))

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