건과

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 乾果.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹nɡwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [건과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geon'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geongwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏn'gwa
Yale Romanization?	kenkwa

Noun

건과 • (geon'gwa) (hanja 乾果)

1. (food) nut
2. (food) dried fruit

Usage notes

In general, 과실 (gwasil) is used for all edible fruits and nuts; 과일 (gwail) is reserved for succulent fruit, and 건과 (geon'gwa) is reserved for nuts and dried fruit.

Coordinate terms

• 과일 (gwail, “fruit”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 愆過.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹nɡwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [건과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geon'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geongwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏn'gwa
Yale Romanization?	kenkwa

Noun

건과 • (geon'gwa) (hanja 愆過)

1. mistake, error

   Synonym: 실수(失手) (silsu)