기관

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 機關, from 機 (“machine”) + 關 (“relation”)

Noun

기관 • (gigwan) (hanja 機關)

  1. engine; machine
  2. agency
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 氣管, from 氣 (“air, breath”) + 管 (“pipe, tube”)

Noun

기관 • (gigwan) (hanja 氣管)

  1. trachea; windpipe

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 器官, from 器 (“receptacle”) + 官 (“official”)

Noun

기관 • (gigwan) (hanja 器官)

  1. organ of the body
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