친구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親舊, from 親 (“relative”) + 舊 (“old”)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰinɡu]
Phonetic Hangul[친구]

Revised Romanization^?	chin-gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chingu
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'in'gu
Yale Romanization^?	chinkwu

Noun

친구 • (chin-gu) (hanja 親舊)

friend

Synonyms

벗 (beot, “friend”)
울 (ul, “kinsfolk, clan”)
친지 (親知, chinji, “kith, acquaintance”)

Related terms

친 (親, chin, “kin, kinship, kindness, friendship”)

See also

친척 (親戚, chincheok, “kin, kinsfolk, relatives”)

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