Korean Word Entry
本貫Hangul: | 본관 |
Revised Romanization: | bongwan |
Definition: | clan, family name (a group whose surname signifies a common ancestor) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn) |
Cantonese: | bun2 |
Japanese: | ホン (hon) / もと (moto) |
Korean: | 본 (bon) |
Vietnamese: | bổn, bản |
貫 | pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace, a string of 1000 coins, to go through |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄍㄨㄢˋ (guàn), ㄨㄢ (wān) |
Cantonese: | gun3 |
Japanese: | カン (kan)、 ワン (wan) / つらぬ.く (tsuranuku)、 ぬ.く (nuku)、 ぬき (nuki)、 ひく (hiku) |
Korean: | 관 (gwan) |
Vietnamese: | quán, quan |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 贯 |