건

건 U+AC74, 건
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEON
Composition:ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:r-j-s
← 걳
[U+AC73] 		Hangul Syllables 걵 →
[U+AC75]

Korean

Etymology 1

거걱걲걳건걵걶
걷걸걹걺걻걼걽
걾걿검겁겂것겄
겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←→ 게

Syllable

건 • (geon)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Verb

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to speak or suspend”): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made
    내가 건 전화 ― naega geon jeonhwa ― the call I made

Etymology 3

Adjective

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to be fertile or sumptuous”): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 4

Noun

건 • (geon)

  1. Contraction of 것은 (geoseun), combination of 것 (geot, “fact, thing”) + 은 (eun, topic particle).

Etymology 5

Prefix

건— • (geon-) (hanja 乾)

  1. dry
    건포도 ― geonpodo ― raisin (literally, "dried grape")
Synonyms
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