Hanja Analyzer
矜

矜 — geung, geun

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
자랑할 긍, 창자루 근
Romanization
geung, geun
English
pity, feel sorry for, show sympathy
Mandarin
jīn
Japanese on'yomi
キョウ, キン, ギョウ, ギン, ケイ, ゴン, カン, ケン
Japanese kun'yomi
あわ.れむ つつし.む ほこ.る
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
9
Radical
矛 (110, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
今
Unicode
U+77DC

Parts that make up 矜

  • 矛 창 모 고리 달린 창창과 찌르는 일. ‘모’ 계열의 소리
  • 今 이제 금sound 입을 막아 머금은 모양지금. ‘금·음’ 계열의 소리

How 矜 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 矜 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 矛, 令.

Korean example words with 矜

  • 자긍自矜 Korean gloss: 스스로에게 긍지를 가짐. 또는 그 긍지
  • 긍지스럽다矜持 Korean gloss: 보기에 떳떳하고 자랑할 만한 데가 있다
  • 긍지감矜持感 Korean gloss: 긍지를 갖는 마음
  • 긍지심矜持心 Korean gloss: 긍지를 갖는 마음
  • 자긍심自矜心 Korean gloss: 스스로에게 긍지를 가지는 마음
  • 긍민矜悶 Korean gloss: 가엾게 여김.
  • 긍애矜哀 Korean gloss: 불쌍히 여김.
  • 과긍誇矜 Korean gloss: 뽐내고 자랑함.
  • 긍과矜誇 Korean gloss: 뽐내고 자랑함.
  • 긍육矜育 Korean gloss: 가엾게 여겨 기름.
  • 긍서矜恕 Korean gloss: 가엾게 여겨 용서함.
  • 긍식矜式 Korean gloss: 조심하여 법을 지킴.

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

Japanese words with 矜

  • 矜持きょうじ pride; dignity; self-respect

Characters sharing the phonetic 今

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

吟 含 妗 岑 念 芩 衾 衿 貪 鈐 黔

Other hanja read “긍”

亘 亙 兢 殑 肯 鹶

Other hanja with radical 矛

矛 矞 矡

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