권

권 U+AD8C, 권
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWEON
Composition:ㄱ + ㅝ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:r-n-j-s
← 궋
[U+AD8B] 		Hangul Syllables 궍 →
[U+AD8D]

Korean

Etymology 1

궈궉궊궋권궍궎
궏궐궑궒궓궔궕
궖궗궘궙궚궛궜
궝궞궟궠궡궢궣
구 ←→ 궤

Syllable

권 • (gwon)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 卷 (“scroll”)

Counter

권 • (gwon) (hanja 卷)

  1. volumes
    • 한 권; 두 권; 세 권; 네 권
      han gwon; du gwon; se gwon; ne gwon
      one volume; two volumes; three volumes; four volumes

Usage notes

As with most Korean counters (a.k.a. classifiers), 권 (gwon) is preceded by native Korean numerals.

See also

  • Counters: 시 (si, “o'clock”), 시간 (sigan, “hours”), 번 (beon, “times”), 살 (sal, “years”), 사람 (saram, “people”), 분 (bun, “(honorific) people”), 마리 (mari, “animals”), 갑 (gap, “cases”), 채 (chae, “houses”)

Etymology 3

Noun

권 • (gwon) (hanja 卷)

  1. volume; book
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