항

항 U+D56D, 항 HANGUL SYLLABLE HANG Composition: ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅇ ← 핬 [U+D56C] Hangul Syllables 핮 → [U+D56E]

하학핚핛한핝핞 핟할핡핢핣핤핥 핦핧함합핪핫핬 항핮핯핰핱핲핳
피 ←	→ 해

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)]
  • 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

• See the hanja entry at 項 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (項, hang).

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

• See the hanja entry at 港 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (港, hang).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 抗.

Prefix

항— • (hang-) (hanja 抗)

1. anti-

   항균 (抗菌) ― hanggyun ( 抗 菌) ― antibacterial

   항암 (抗癌) ― hang'am ( 抗 癌) ― anticancer

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 抗 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (抗, hang).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

항 (hang)

Extended content

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