가난

가난

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475, as Middle Korean 가난 (kanan)., from Chinese 艱難 (간난, difficulty)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key)[ka̠na̠n]
• Phonetic Hangul[가난]

Revised Romanization? ganan Revised Romanization (translit.)? ganan McCune–Reischauer? kanan Yale Romanization? kanan

Noun

가난 • (ganan)

1. poverty

Derived terms

• 가난하다 (gananhada, “to be poor”)