Hanja Analyzer
垢

垢 — gu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
때 구
Romanization
gu
English
dirt, filth, stains; dirty
Mandarin
gòu
Japanese on'yomi
コウ, ク, キク, コク
Japanese kun'yomi
あか はじ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
9
Radical
土 (32, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
后
Unicode
U+57A2

Parts that make up 垢

  • 土 흙 토, 뿌리 두 땅 위에 쌓인 흙더미흙·땅과 그 위에 세운 것
  • 后 임금/왕후 후sound 맡을 사(司)를 뒤집은 모양으로 본다임금과 왕후. ‘후’ 계열의 소리

Korean example words with 垢

  • 구면垢面 Korean gloss: 때가 묻은 얼굴
  • 무구하다無垢 Korean gloss: 때가 묻지 않고 맑고 깨끗하다
  • 신구身垢 Korean gloss: 몸의 때.
  • 면구面垢 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 때.
  • 오구汚垢 Korean gloss: 더러운 때.
  • 구의垢衣 Korean gloss: 때 묻은 옷.
  • 이구耳垢 Korean gloss: 귓구멍 속에 낀 때.
  • 함구含垢 Korean gloss: 욕된 일을 참고 견딤.
  • 이구離垢 Korean gloss: 번뇌의 때를 벗어나는 일.
  • 진구塵垢 Korean gloss: 작고 하찮은 사물을 이르는 말.
  • 태구苔垢 Korean gloss: ‘설태’를 한방에서 이르는 말.
  • 농구膿垢 Korean gloss: 이질에 걸렸을 때 변에 섞여 나오는 곱.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 垢

  • 歯垢しこう (dental) plaque
  • 無垢むく pure; innocent; spotless
  • 垢あか dirt; filth; grime
  • 耳垢みみあか earwax; cerumen
  • 手垢てあか finger marks; dirt from the hands
  • 頭垢ふけ dandruff
  • 水垢みずあか fur; incrustation; limescale
  • 湯垢ゆあか scale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.); fur
  • 目垢めあか eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep
  • 垢離こり cold-water ablutions
  • 恥垢ちこう smegma
  • 垢膩こうじ dirt and grease; filth; grime

Characters sharing the phonetic 后

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “구”

Other hanja with radical 土

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