겸

겸 U+ACB8, 겸 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOM Composition: ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅁ ← 겷 [U+ACB7] Hangul Syllables 겹 → [U+ACB9]

겨격겪겫견겭겮 겯결겱겲겳겴겵 겶겷겸겹겺겻겼 경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←	→ 계

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [겸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏm
Yale Romanization?	kyem

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 兼.

Noun

겸 • (gyeom) (hanja 兼)

1. cum

   서재 겸 사랑

   seojae gyeom sarang

   a study cum salon

2. as well as, in addition

   님도 보고 뽕도 딸 겸

   nimdo bogo ppongdo ttal gyeom

   to see the lover as well as to pick mulberry leaves

Synonyms

• 및 (mit)

See also

• 아우르다 (aureuda)

Etymology 2

Reading of various hanja characters.

Syllable

겸 (gyeom)

1. 傔:

   (MC reading: 傔 (MC khemH))

2. 嗛:

   (MC reading: 嗛 (MC khemX))

3. 岒:

   (MC reading: 岒)

4. 慊:

   (MC reading: 慊 (MC khemX))

5. 拑:

   (MC reading: 拑 (MC gjem))

6. 歉:

   (MC reading: 歉 (MC khemX|kheamX|kheamH))

7. 箝:

   (MC reading: 箝 (MC gjem))

8. 縑:

   (MC reading: 縑 (MC kem))

9. 蒹:

   (MC reading: 蒹 (MC kem))

10. 謙: refuse; modest

    (eumhun reading: 사양할 겸 (sayanghal gyeom))
    (MC reading: 謙 (MC khem))

11. 鉗:

    (MC reading: 鉗 (MC gjem))

12. 鎌: sickle

    (eumhun reading: 낫 겸 (nat gyeom))
    (MC reading: 鎌 (MC ljem))

13. 黚:

    (MC reading: 黚 (MC gim|gjem))

14. 鼸:

    (MC reading: 鼸 (MC hemX))