광

광 U+AD11, 광
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWANG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅘ + ㅇ
Dubeolsik input:r-h-k-d
← 괐
[U+AD10] 		Hangul Syllables 괒 →
[U+AD12]

Korean

Etymology 1

과곽곾곿관괁괂
괃괄괅괆괇괈괉
괊괋괌괍괎괏괐
광괒괓괔괕괖괗
고 ←→ 괘

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kwa̠ːŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[광:]
Revised Romanization? gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwang
McCune–Reischauer? kwang
Yale Romanization? kwāng

Syllable

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

Etymology 2

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (庫房, gobang, “storage room”).

Noun

광 • (gwang)

  1. a place of storage, especially a granary.
    Proverb: 광에서 인심 난다 (gwang-eseo insim nanda, “compassion comes from the storehouse”) i.e. only when one is provided for can one care for others

Etymology 3

Reading of the hanja 광 (光, gwang, “light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kwa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[광]
Revised Romanization? gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwang
McCune–Reischauer? kwang
Yale Romanization? kwang

Noun

광 • (gwang)

  1. light; a light
  2. luster, sheen
    note: in this sense the vowel is lengthened, kwaːŋ
    광을 내다 (gwang-eul naeda, “to be lustrous”)

Etymology 4

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

광 • (gwang)

  1. 光: light
    (eumhun reading: 빛 광 (bit gwang))
  2. 廣: breadth
    (eumhun reading: 넓을 광 (neolbeul gwang))
  3. 鑛: mine
    (eumhun reading: 광물 광 (gwangmul gwang))
  4. 狂: madness
    (eumhun reading: 미칠 광 (michil gwang))
  5. 珖: jade flute
    (eumhun reading: 옥피리 광 (okpiri gwang))
  6. 洸: sparkle
    (eumhun reading: 물 용소슴할 광 (mul yongsoseumhal gwang))
  7. 匡: to set right
    (eumhun reading: 바룰 광 (barul gwang))
  8. 曠: brightness
    (eumhun reading: 밝을 광 (balgeul gwang))
  9. 壙: tomb
    (eumhun reading: 광 광 (gwang gwang))
  10. 胱: bladder
    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 광 (ojumtong gwang))
  11. 筐: basket
    (eumhun reading: 광주리 광 (gwangjuri gwang))
  12. 侊: feast
    (eumhun reading: 성찬 광 (seongchan gwang))
  13. 炚: hot sun
    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 광 (haetbit tteugeoul gwang))
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