건강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 健康, from 健 (“strong”) + 康 (“healthy”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geon'gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geongang
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏn'gang
Yale Romanization?	kēnkang

Noun

건강 • (geon'gang) (hanja 健康)

1. health

   공부하느라 건강을 해치다 ― gongbuhaneura geon'gang'eul haechida ― to damage one's health by studying [too much]

   건강을 조심하다 ― geon'gang'eul josimhada ― to take care of one's health

Derived terms

• 건강(健康)하다 (geon'ganghada, “to be healthy”)
• 건강(健康)히 (geon'ganghi, “healthily”)
• 건강염려증 (健康念慮症, geon'gang'yeomnyeojeung, “hypochondria”)