간단

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 間斷.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)nda̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)단]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandan
McCune–Reischauer?kandan
Yale Romanization?kāntan

Noun

간단 • (gandan) (hanja 間斷)

  1. (formal) a pause; a brief cessation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 簡單.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandan
McCune–Reischauer?kantan
Yale Romanization?kanqtan

Root

간단 • (gandan) (hanja 簡單)

  1. Root of 간단하다/간단히 (gandanhada/gandanhi). Rarely used alone.
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