본관

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 本貫, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 貫 (“birthplace, native land”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bon'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bongwan
McCune–Reischauer?pon'gwan
Yale Romanization?ponkwan

Noun

본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本貫)

  1. clan, family name (a group whose surname signifies a common ancestor)
    2010년쯤에는 4,884개의 성씨와 본관이 등록되었다.
    2010nyeon-jjeum-eneun 4,884gae-ui seongssiwa bon'gwan-i deungnokdoeeotda.
    By 2010 4,884 new surnames and clan names were registered.
Usage notes

Believed to be settled around the end of the Silla dynasty. See also 씨족 (ssijok).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 本館, from 本 (“origin, ancestry”) + 館 (“building”). See also Japanese 本館 (ほんかん, honkan).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bon'gwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bongwan
McCune–Reischauer?pon'gwan
Yale Romanization?ponkwan

Noun

본관 • (bon'gwan) (hanja 本館)

  1. main building
    Antonym: 별관(別館) (byeolgwan, “annex”)
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