검

검

검 U+AC80, 검 HANGUL SYLLABLE GEOM Composition: ㄱ + ㅓ + ㅁ Dubeolsik input: r-j-a ← 걿 [U+AC7F] Hangul Syllables 겁 → [U+AC81]

Korean

Etymology 1

거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←	→ 게

Syllable

검 • (geom)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 劍 (“knife”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kɘːm]
• Phonetic Hangul[검:]

Revised Romanization? geom Revised Romanization (translit.)? geom McCune–Reischauer? kŏm Yale Romanization? kēm

Noun

검 • (geom) (hanja 劍)

1. sword

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Possibly cognate with Japanese 神 (kami, “God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kɘːm]
• Phonetic Hangul[검:]

Revised Romanization? geom Revised Romanization (translit.)? geom McCune–Reischauer? kŏm Yale Romanization? kēm

Noun

검 • (geom)

1. (obsolete) god, spirit