광구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 光球, from 光 (“bright”) 球 (“sphere”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [광구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanggu
Yale Romanization?	kwangkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 光球)

1. (astronomy) photosphere

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) 口 (“mouth”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanggu
Yale Romanization?	kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛口)

1. the entrance to a mine

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鑛 (“mine”) 區 (“district”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanggu
Yale Romanization?	kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 鑛區)

1. a mining lot

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 匡救, from 匡 (“to correct”) 救 (“to rescue”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanggu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanggu
Yale Romanization?	kwāngkwu

Noun

광구 • (gwanggu) (hanja 匡救)

1. rescue