건강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 健康 (“health”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈkɘːnɡa̠ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul[건:강]

Revised Romanization^?	geon-gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geongang
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏn'gang
Yale Romanization^?	kēnkang

Noun

건강 • (geon-gang) (hanja 健康)

health

건강을 조심하다
geon-gang-eul josimhada
to take care of one's health

공부하느라 건강을 해치다
gongbuhaneura geon-gang-eul haechida
to damage one's health by studying [too much]

Antonyms

병 (byeong, “illness”)

Related terms

건강하다 (geon-ganghada, “to be healthy”)
건강히 (geon-ganghi, “healthily”)

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