군

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 軍 (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 軍)

1. army

   Synonym: 군대(軍隊) (gundae)

   러시아군 ― Reosia-gun ― the Russian army

   군에 입대하고자 휴학했습니다.

   Gun-e ipdae-hagoja hyuhak-haetseumnida.

   I took a leave of absence so as to join the army.

Derived terms

• 꾼 (kkun)
• See the hanja entry at 軍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 군 (軍, gun).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 君 (“prince; (polite) you”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 君)

1. (historical) a noble title in historical East Asia; in Joseon Korea (1392—1897), particularly given to princes born of concubines and to esteemed ministers

Pronoun

군 • (gun) (hanja 君)

1. (dated, polite) you; used chiefly when addressing younger men.

Suffix

—군 • (-gun) (hanja 君)

1. Mr.; attached to names or surnames of young men to show a certain level of respect.

   Coordinate term: 양(孃) (yang, “Miss”, for women)

   홍길동 군 ― Hong-gildong gun ― Mr. Hong Gil-dong

Usage notes

• Usually written with spaces.
• Younger speakers tend to use the more general 씨(氏) (ssi).

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 君 for Sino-Korean compounds of 군 (君, gun).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 郡 (“county”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

군 • (gun) (hanja 郡)

1. county, a secondary administrative division of both North and South Korea.

Coordinate terms

• (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

군 (gun)