간

간	U+AC04, 간 HANGUL SYLLABLE GAN

Composition:

ㄱ + ㅏ + ㄴ

← 갃
[U+AC03]

Hangul Syllables

갅 →
[U+AC05]

	→ 개
가 각 갂 갃간갅 갆 갇 갈 갉 갊 갋 갌 갍 갎 갏 감 갑 값 갓 갔 강 갖 갗 갘 같 갚 갛

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 間.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠n]
Phonetic hangul: [간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gan
McCune–Reischauer^?	kan
Yale Romanization^?	kan

Suffix edit

—간 • (-gan) (hanja 間)

(time) for
(place) between

Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆫ (Yale: kon).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠n]
Phonetic hangul: [간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gan
McCune–Reischauer^?	kan
Yale Romanization^?	kan

Noun edit

간 • (gan)

salty seasonings

Derived terms edit

간장 (ganjang)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)n]
Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gan
McCune–Reischauer^?	kan
Yale Romanization^?	kān

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 간의 / 간에 / 간까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun edit

간 • (gan) (hanja 肝)

(abbreviation of 간장) liver
간은 우리 몸에서 가장 중요한 기관 중의 하나이다.
ganeun uri momeseo gajang jung'yohan gigwan jung'ui hanaida.
The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠n]
Phonetic hangul: [간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gan
McCune–Reischauer^?	kan
Yale Romanization^?	kan

Verb edit

간 • (gan)

past determiner of 가다 (gada): gone, went

Etymology 5 edit

Unknown.

Noun edit

간 • (gan)

(Northern Gyeongsang, Pyongan, Gangwon, Hamgyong) side dishes
Synonym: 반찬 (banchan)
- 2020 December 21, 정상흠 [jeongsangheum], “인생보다 야생 1부 마지막 화전민을 찾아서 [insaengboda yasaeng 1bu majimak hwajeonmineul chajaseo]”, in 한국기행 [han'gukgihaeng]‎^[1], 강원도 삼척시 신기면 [gang'wondo samcheoksi sin'gimyeon]:
  맨밥 먹 으문 은 간이 마이 들가야지.
  Maenbap meog-eumun-eun gan-i mai deulgayaji.
  If you eat rice with millet then you need to put a lot of side dishes in.

Etymology 6 edit

Sino-Korean word from 奸

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠n]
Phonetic hangul: [간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gan
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gan
McCune–Reischauer^?	kan
Yale Romanization^?	kan

Prefix edit

간— • (gan-) (hanja 奸).

evil, wicked (Sino-Korean compounds)

Derived terms edit

간사 (奸邪, gansa, “deceit”)
간악 (奸惡, ganak, “wickedness”)
간계 (奸計, gan'gye, “evil plot/scheme”)
간교 (奸巧, gan'gyo, “cunningness”)

Etymology 7 edit

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable edit

간 (gan)

간간이 (間間 이, gan'gani): often, occasionally
간격 (間隔, gan'gyeok): gap, interval, distance, duration
간결 (簡潔, gan'gyeol): conciseness
간과 (看過, gan'gwa): overlooking
간극 (間隙, gan'geuk): gap

Etymology 8 edit

Sino-Korean word from 澗.

Numeral edit

간 • (gan) (hanja 澗)

10³⁶
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