항

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항 U+D56D, 항
HANGUL SYLLABLE HANG
Composition:ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅇ
← 핬
 		Hangul Syllables 핮 →
하학핚핛한핝핞
핟할핡핢핣핤핥
핦핧함합핪핫핬
항핮핯핰핱핲핳
피 ←→ 해

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hang
McCune–Reischauer?hang
Yale Romanization?hāng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 項, from the Middle Korean reading 하ᇰ〯 (Yale: hǎng).

Noun

항 • (hang) (hanja 項)

  1. clause, section; item (in a list)
    Synonyms: 항목(項目) (hangmok), 사항(事項) (sahang)
  2. (mathematics) term
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 港, from the Middle Korean reading 하ᇰ〯 (Yale: hǎng).

Noun

항 • (hang) (hanja 港)

  1. harbour; port
    Synonyms: 항구(港口) (hanggu), 항만(港灣) (hangman)

Suffix

—항 • (-hang) (hanja 港)

  1. port
    무역항 (貿易港) ― muyeokhang ― trade port

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 抗.

Prefix

항— • (hang-) (hanja 抗)

  1. anti-
    항균 (抗菌) ― antibacterial
    항암 (抗癌) ― anticancer
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

항 • (hang)

More information
  1. 抗: blocking
    (eumhun reading: 막을 항 (mageul hang))
    (MC reading: 抗 (MC hang))
  2. 恒: always
    (eumhun reading: 항상 항 (hangsang hang))
    (MC reading: 恒 (MC ɦəŋ))
  3. 港: harbor
    (eumhun reading: 항구 항 (hanggu hang)))
  4. 航: boat
    (eumhun reading: 배 항 (bae hang))
    (MC reading: 航 (MC hang))
  5. 亢: neck
    (eumhun reading: 목 항 (mok hang))
    (MC reading: 亢 (MC kang|khangH))
  6. 伉: pair
    (eumhun reading: 짝 항 (jjak hang))
    (MC reading: 伉 (MC khangH))
  7. 吭: neck
    (eumhun reading: 목 항 (mok hang))
    (MC reading: 吭 (MC hang|hangX|hangH))
  8. 夯: shouldering
    (eumhun reading: 멜 항 (mel hang))
    (MC reading: 夯)
  9. 姮: Lady
    (eumhun reading: 항아 항 (hang'a hang))
    (MC reading: 姮)
  10. 嫦: Lady
    (eumhun reading: 항아 항 (hang'a hang))
    (MC reading: 嫦 (MC dzyang))
  11. 巷: street
    (eumhun reading: 거리 항 (geori hang))
    (MC reading: 巷 (MC haewngH))
  12. 恆: always
    (eumhun reading: 항상 항 (hangsang hang))
    (MC reading: 恆 (MC hong))
  13. 杭: crossing
    (eumhun reading: 건널 항 (geonneol hang))
    (MC reading: 杭 (MC hang))
  14. 桁: shackles
    (eumhun reading: 차꼬 항 (chakko hang))
    (MC reading: 桁 (MC hang|haeng))
  15. 沆: wide
    (eumhun reading: 넓을 항 (neolbeul hang))
    (MC reading: 沆 (MC hang|hangX))
  16. 炕: dry
    (eumhun reading: 마를 항 (mareul hang))
    (MC reading: 炕 (MC xang))
  17. 缸: jar
    (eumhun reading: 항아리 항 (hang'ari hang))
    (MC reading: 缸 (MC haewng))
  18. 缿: suggestion box
    (eumhun reading: 투서함 항 (tuseoham hang))
    (MC reading: 缿 (MC haewngX))
  19. 肛: anus
    (eumhun reading: 항문 항 (hangmun hang)))
  20. 行: degree of relationship
    (eumhun reading: 항렬 항 (hangnyeol hang))
    (MC reading: 行 (MC hang))
  21. 降: surrender
    (eumhun reading: 항복할 항 (hangbokhal hang))
    (MC reading: 降 (MC haewng))
  22. 項: nape
    (eumhun reading: 목덜미 항 (mokdeolmi hang))
    (MC reading: 項 (MC haewngX))
  23. 頏: descending
    (eumhun reading: 내려갈 항 (naeryeogal hang))
    (MC reading: 頏 (MC hang))
  24. 骯: fat
    (eumhun reading: 살찔 항 (saljjil hang))
    (MC reading: 骯 (MC hangX))
  25. 鬨: fighting
    (eumhun reading: 싸울 항 (ssaul hang))
    (MC reading: 鬨)
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