건국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 建國.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geon'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geongug
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏn'guk
Yale Romanization?	kēnkwuk

Noun

건국 • (geon'guk) (hanja 建國)

1. establishment of a nation

   Synonym: 개국(開國) (gaeguk)

   건국의 아버지들 ― geon'gug-ui abeoji-deul ― The Founding Fathers

Derived terms

• 건국(建國)되다 (geon'gukdoeda)
• 건국(建國)하다 (geon'gukhada)