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U+3131, ㄱ
HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK
[unassigned: U+312E–U+3130]

[U+312D]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3132]

Korean

Syllable

(gu)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Suffix

(gu)

  1. a suffix deriving a causative verb.
    • 뜨겁아 있다. (Soega tteugeopge dara itda., “The iron got heated.”)대장장이가 뜨겁게 달군. (Daejangjang-iga soereul tteugeopge dalgunda., “The blacksmith is heating the iron.”)
Synonyms
  • - (i)/ (hi)/ (ri)/ (gi)/ (u)/ (chu)- : suffixes deriving causative verbsn

Etymology 3

Suffix

(gu)

  1. a colloquial variant of suffix - (go).

Etymology 4

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Numeral

(gu) (hanja )

  1. (cardinal) nine
Usage notes

In Modern Korean, numbers are almost always written in Arabic numerals.

Noun

(gu)

  1. () sphere
  2. () dog
  3. () Administrative division of a city (ward or district)
  4. () unit for counting corpses

Suffix

(gu)

  1. (-) hole, doorway, counter
  2. (-) item for...

Prefix

(gu)

  1. (-) former, old
See also
  • (Administrative divisions of South Korea) (ri), (dong), (myeon), (eup), (gu), (gun), (si), (do)

Syllable

(gu)

  1. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 絿, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,