當
當 — dang
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
Parts that make up 當
How 當 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 當 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 尚, 田.
Korean example words with 當
- 건당件當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 건
- 명당名當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 명
- 분당分當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 분
- 층당層當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 층
- 평당坪當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 평
- 당주當主 Korean gloss: 지금의 주인
- 인당人當 Korean gloss: 낱낱의 사람
- 종당從當 Korean gloss: 일의 마지막
- 당대當代 Korean gloss: 지금 이 시대
- 당절當節 Korean gloss: 바로 그 시절
- 당삭當朔 Korean gloss: 아이를 낳을 달
- 호당戶當 Korean gloss: 집마다 배당된 몫
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 當
- 當十錢とうじゅうぜん type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins
- 石敢當いしがんとう ishigantō; stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom
Characters sharing the phonetic 尚
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “당”
Other hanja with radical 田
Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences