곤

See also: 곥

곤 U+ACE4, 곤 HANGUL SYLLABLE GON Composition: ㄱ + ㅗ + ㄴ ← 곣 [U+ACE3] Hangul Syllables 곥 → [U+ACE5]

고곡곢곣곤곥곦 곧골곩곪곫곬곭 곮곯곰곱곲곳곴 공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←	→ 과

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [곤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gon
McCune–Reischauer?	kon
Yale Romanization?	kon

Etymology 1

Regarded as a native Korean word, while perhaps originating from the Sino-Korean lexeme 鵾(곤) (gon) or 鶤(곤) (gon, “swan”)

Noun

곤 • (gon)

1. (archaic form of 고니) swan

Alternative forms

• 고니 (goni) (canonical)
• 곤이 (goni) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• 백조(白鳥) (baekjo, “swan”, literally “white bird”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean lexeme.

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Noun

곤 • (gon)

1. a legendary fish that is said to extend a few thousand miles

Syllable

곤 • (gon)

More information

1. 困: suffer; surround

   (eumhun reading: 괴로울 곤 (goeroul gon))
   (MC reading: 困 (MC khwonH))

2. 昆: swarm; the eldest brother

   (eumhun reading: 맏형 곤 (macheong gon))
   (MC reading: 昆 (MC kwon))

3. 坤: earth

   (eumhun reading: 땅 곤 (ttang gon))
   (MC reading: 坤 (MC khwon))

4. 梱: 문지방

   (MC reading: 梱 (MC ngwon|khwonX))

5. 崑: 산 이름

   (MC reading: 崑 (MC kwon))

6. 棍: 곤장

   (MC reading: 棍 (MC hwonX))

7. 袞: 곤룡포

   (MC reading: 袞)

8. 滾: 흐를

   (MC reading: 滾)

9. 琨: 옥돌

   (MC reading: 琨 (MC kwon))

10. 鯤: roe

    (eumhun reading: 곤이 곤 (goni gon))
    (MC reading: 鯤 (MC kwon))