건강

건강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 健康, from 健 (“strong”) + 康 (“comfortable”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈkɘːnɡa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[건:강]

Revised Romanization? geon-gang Revised Romanization (translit.)? geongang McCune–Reischauer? kŏn'gang Yale Romanization? kēnkang

Noun

건강 • (geon-gang) (hanja 健康)

1. health

   건강을 조심하다

   geon-gang-eul josimhada

   to take care of one's health

   공부하느라 건강을 해치다

   gongbuhaneura geon-gang-eul haechida

   to damage one's health by studying [too much]

Antonyms

• 병 (byeong, “illness”)

Related terms

• 건강하다 (geon-ganghada, “to be healthy”)
• 건강히 (geon-ganghi, “healthily”)