궁리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 窮 (“thoroughly investigate”) + 理 (“handle, manage”). See also Japanese 窮理 (kyūri).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁니]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gungni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gungli
McCune–Reischauer?	kungni
Yale Romanization?	kwungli

Noun

궁리 • (gungni) (hanja 窮理)

1. investigation, deliberation, consideration, contemplation, thinking

Derived terms

• 궁리(窮理)하다 (gungnihada, “to contemplate, deliberate, mull things over”)
• 속궁리(窮理) (sokgungni, “thinking to oneself”)