친구

친구

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

친구 • (chin-gu) (hanja 親舊)

1. 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”)