겨

겨

겨 U+ACA8, 겨 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEO Composition: ㄱ + ㅕ Dubeolsik input: r-u ← 겧 [U+ACA7] Hangul Syllables 격 → [U+ACA9]

Korean

Etymology 1

겨격겪겫견겭겮 겯결겱겲겳겴겵 겶겷겸겹겺겻겼 경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←	→ 계

Syllable

겨 • (gyeo)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅕ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

겨 • (gyeo)

1. bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)

   똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개를 나무란다.

   Ttong mudeun gaega gyeo mudeun gaereul namuranda.

   A dung-stained dog finds fault with a bran-stained dog.

Derived terms

• 겉겨 (geotgyeo): outer hull
• 속겨 (sokgyeo): inner hull
• 왕겨 (wanggyeo): chaff