건강

KoreanEdit

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

(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

건강 • (geon'gang) (hanja 健康)

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