본

본 U+BCF8, 본
HANGUL SYLLABLE BON
Composition:ㅂ + ㅗ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:q-h-s
← 볷
[U+BCF7] 		Hangul Syllables 볹 →
[U+BCF9]

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[po̞n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[본]
Revised Romanization? bon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bon
McCune–Reischauer? pon
Yale Romanization? pon

Etymology 1

보복볶볷본볹볺
볻볼볽볾볿봀봁
봂봃봄봅봆봇봈
봉봊봋봌봍봎봏
볘 ←→ 봐

Syllable

본 • (bon)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅗ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 本.

Noun

본 • (bon) (hanja 本)

  1. example, model (shorten form of 본보기)
  2. pattern (of clothes for sewing)
  3. location of a Korean family clan
Synonyms
  • (location of a Korean family clan): 관향 (貫鄕, gwanhyang)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 本.

Noun

본 • (bon) (hanja 本)

  1. main
    본 회관 ― bon hoegwan ― main place of meeting

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 本.

Noun

본 • (bon) (hanja 本)

  1. counter word for live trees and bushes

Etymology 5

Borrowed from German Bonn.

Proper noun

본 • (Bon)

  1. Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Etymology 6

Determiner

본 • (bon)

  1. attributive form of 보다 (boda)
    한국에 가 본 적있어요?
    Han-guge ga bon jeogisseoyo?
    Have you ever been to (South) Korea?
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