Korean

Syllable

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅜ, and ㄴ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kun/
• Phonetic hangeul: 군

Etymology 2

Contraction of -구먼 (gumeon, “-gumeon”) or -구나 (guna, “-guna”).

Suffix

-군 • ‎(-gun)

1. expresses exclamation
   • 하, 많기도 많군. 언제 다 하려고? (Ha, mankido mankun. Eonje da haryeogo?, “Ha, impressive. I don't see you have enough time to get these all done?”)
   • 비가 오는군. 우산도 없는데 어째야 하나. (Biga oneun-gun. Usando eomneunde eojjaeya hana., “It rains. With no umbrella of mine. What should I do, then?”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Noun

군 • ‎(gun)

1. 軍: an army, the army
2. 君: a prince
3. 君: a young man (often used following a name, e.g. "김 군")
4. 郡: county, a secondary administrative division of both North and South Korea. (kuːn)

   (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리 ‎(ri), 동 ‎(dong), 면 ‎(myeon), 읍 ‎(eup), 구 ‎(gu), 군 ‎(gun), 시 ‎(si), 도 ‎(do)

Pronoun

군 • ‎(gun)

1. 君: young man, young sir

Syllable

군 (gun)

1. 軍: soldier

   (eumhun reading: 군사 군 ‎(gunsa gun))

2. 君: monarch

   (eumhun reading: 임금 군 ‎(imgeum gun))

3. 郡: village

   (eumhun reading: 고을 군 ‎(go-eul gun))

4. 群: group

   (eumhun reading: 무리 군 ‎(muri gun))

5. 窘: blockage

   (eumhun reading: 막힐 군 ‎(makhil gun))

6. 裙: skirt

   (eumhun reading: 치마 군 ‎(chima gun))