강북

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 북(北) (buk, “north”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gangbuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gangbug
McCune–Reischauer?kangbuk
Yale Romanization?kangpuk

Noun

강북 • (gangbuk) (hanja 江北)

  1. north of a river
    Antonym: 강남(江南) (gangnam)

Proper noun

강북 • (Gangbuk) (hanja 江北)

  1. (generally) the north area of the Han River, especially of Seoul
    1. [~구] Gangbuk (a district of Seoul, South Korea)
  2. Jiangbei (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta)
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