과

과 U+ACFC, 과
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWA
Composition:ㄱ + ㅘ
Dubeolsik input:r-h-k
← 곻
[U+ACFB] 		Hangul Syllables 곽 →
[U+ACFD]

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kwa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[과]
Revised Romanization? gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwa
McCune–Reischauer? kwa
Yale Romanization? kwa

Etymology 1

과곽곾곿관괁괂
괃괄괅괆괇괈괉
괊괋괌괍괎괏괐
광괒괓괔괕괖괗
고 ←→ 괘

Syllable

과 • (gwa)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅘ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Alternative forms

  • (used after words ending in a vowel) 와 (wa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kwa̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[과]
Revised Romanization? gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwa
McCune–Reischauer? kwa
Yale Romanization? kwa

Particle

과 • (gwa)

  1. and
    책과 연필
    chaekgwa yeonpil
    pencil and book
  2. with; together with
    가족과 같이 가세요?
    Gajokgwa gachi gaseyo?
    Are [you] going with [your] family?
  3. in relation to

Usage notes

과 (gwa) is used only at the end of words ending in a consonant. 와 (wa) replaces it after words ending in a vowel.

Etymology 3

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

과 • (gwa) (hanja 科)

  1. Academic subject or field of inquiry.

과 • (gwa) (hanja 課)

  1. lesson
    제1(일)과
    je1(il)gwa
    the first lesson

Suffix

—과 • (-gwa)

  1. An academic department.
    물리학과
    mullihakgwa
    department of physics
  2. A taxonomic family.
    사다샛과
    sadasaetgwa
    Pelecanidae

Syllable

과 (gwa)

  1. 侉, 剮, 堝, 夥, 夸, 媧, 寡, 戈, 撾, 果, 猓, 瓜, 科, 稞, 窠, 胯, 菓, 蝌, 裹, 誇, 課, 跨, 踝, 過, 銙, 鍋, 顆, 騍, 髁
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