근본

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 根本 (root, basis)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geunbon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunbon
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnbon
Yale Romanization?kunpon

Noun

근본 (geunbon) (hanja 根本)

  1. root, basis