공부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工夫, from 工 (“labour, work”) + 夫 (“man”). Cognate with Jeju 공븨 (gongbui).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongbu
McCune–Reischauer?kongbu
Yale Romanization?kongpu

Noun

공부 • (gongbu) (hanja 工夫)

  1. learning; study
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 貢賦

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋbu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongbu
McCune–Reischauer?kongbu
Yale Romanization?kōngpu

Noun

공부 • (gongbu) (hanja 貢賦)

  1. tribute

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 工部

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gongbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gongbu
McCune–Reischauer?Kongbu
Yale Romanization?kongpu

Proper noun

공부 • (Gongbu) (hanja 工部)

  1. (historical politics) The imperial Chinese Ministry of Works from the Tang to Qing dynasties
  2. (historical politics) the Korean ministry of Works of Goryeo Kingdom
Derived terms
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