방

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽paŋ⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

방 (bang)

1. seed hole (a place for seeds)

Sino-Korean word from 房, from the Middle Korean reading 바ᇰ (Yale: pàng).

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

방 • (bang) (hanja 房)

1. room

   나는 내 방을 깨끗이 치웠다.

   Na-neun nae bang-eul kkaekkeusi chiwotda.

   I cleaned my room.

   호텔방

   hotelbang

   hotel room

   노래방

   noraebang

   karaoke

   (literally, “song room”)

See the hanja entry at 房 for Sino-Korean compounds of 방 (房, bang).

—방 • (-bang) (hanja 房)

1. (Seoul shamanism) Attached to deities and rituals to denote a shaman deemed particularly skilled at holding said ritual. ^[1][2]

   ‎조왕(竈王) (jowang, “kitchen goddess”) + ‎방(房) (bang) → ‎조왕방(竈王房) (jowangbang, “devotee of the kitchen goddess”)

Sino-Korean word from 榜, from the Middle Korean reading 바ᇰ〯 (Yale: pǎng).

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

방 • (bang) (hanja 榜)

1. notice (written to the public)

   Synonym: 방문(榜文) (bangmun)

   • early 18th century, 홍길동전 경판본/洪吉童傳 京板本 [Seoul edition of the Tale of Hong Gildong]:

     감ᄉᆡ ᄃᆡ경실ᄉᆡᆨᄒᆞ여 그 도젹 ᄌᆞᆸ기ᄅᆞᆯ 힘쓰더니, 홀연 북문의 방을 붓쳐시되 […]

     gamsai daegyeongsilsaik-hayeo geu dojeok japgi-reul him-sseudeoni, horyeon bungmun-ui bang-eul butcheosidoe [ … ]

     The governor, astonished and turned pale and determined to catch the bandit leader, rushes to put up a notice on the north gate.

2. (especially historical) list of successful candidates
   • 1963 October 15, “횡설수설 [hoengseolsuseol, Speaking nonsense]”, in The Dong-a Ilbo:

     마치 入(입)學(학)試(시)驗(험)을 치르고서 「榜(방)」을 고대하는 학생들의 초조하는 그 모습들을 聯(연)想(상)케한다.

     Machi iphaksiheom-eul chireugoseo "bang"-eul godaehaneun haksaeng-deur-ui chojo-haneun geu moseup-deur-eul yeonsang-ke handa.

     are like nervous students eagerly waiting for their admission results after writing their entrance exams.

• See the hanja entry at 榜 for Sino-Korean compounds of 방 (榜, bang).

Sino-Korean word from 旁.

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방 • (bang) (hanja 旁)

1. the right-hand component of a Chinese character

• See the hanja entry at 旁 for Sino-Korean compounds of 방 (旁, bang).

Sino-Korean word from 放.

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

방 • (bang) (hanja 放)

1. Counter for shots or rounds fired by a gun or cannon: round

   Synonym: 발(發) (bal)

2. Counter for hits or punches: punch

   Synonym: 대 (dae)

   한 방 먹이다 (vulgar) ― han bang meogida ― to strike a blow

3. Counter for injections (needle shots): shot

   Synonym: 대 (dae)

• 방(放)하다 (banghada)
• See the hanja entry at 放 for Sino-Korean compounds of 방 (放, bang).

Of native Korean origin.

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방 • (bang)

1. (fishing) fishing using a dragnet

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

방 • (bang)