가능

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 可能 (“possibility”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nɯŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)능]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganeung
McCune–Reischauer?	kanŭng
Yale Romanization?	kānung

Noun

가능 • (ganeung) (hanja 可能)

1. possibility; potentiality

   스스로 확인 가능

   seuseuro hwagin ganeung

   personally verifiable

Derived terms

• 가능(可能)하다 (ganeunghada)
• 가능성(可能性) (ganeungseong)