"글" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kɯɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geul [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl), presumably from Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl), a form attested in sixth-century personal names. Further back, the first element of one (pseudo-)Goguryeo place name in central Korea is written both as 斤尸 (*kul) and as Chinese 文 (“writing”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|hh|글〮|kúl|dot=,}} First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl),, {{inh|ko|oko||文尸|tr=*KUl}} Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl), {{cog|zh|文|t=writing}} Chinese 文 (“writing”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 글 • (geul)
  1. a piece of writing; a written work such as a book or article
    Sense id: en-글-ko-noun-sey-UJHL
  2. a letter in writing Synonyms: 글자 (alt: 글字)
    Sense id: en-글-ko-noun-4GAAAFEj Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 7 67 24 3 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 5 71 22 2 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 14 49 33 4 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 10 72 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 76 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 85 6 4
  3. a writing system Synonyms: 문자 (alt: 文字)
    Sense id: en-글-ko-noun-L~-5RlhL Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 11 13 65 10
  4. (possibly dated) letters, cultivation, knowledge Tags: dated, possibly
    Sense id: en-글-ko-noun-KtDuq5LJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: (english: corresponding gukja), (mun, corresponding hanja for writing-related compounds), 쓰다 (sseuda) (english: to write)
Derived forms: 글귀 (geulgwi) (english: phrase of writing), 글꼴 (geulkkol) (english: font), 글말 (geulmal) (english: written language/tongue), 글맛 (geulmat) (english: elegance in writing), 글발 (geulbal) (english: talent in writing), 글방 (geulbang) (english: academy (historical)), 글쓰기 (geulsseugi) (english: writing), 글쓴이 (geulsseuni) (english: author), 글월 (geurwol) (english: writing (dated or literary)), 글자 (geulja) (english: letter), 글쟁이 (geuljaeng'i) (english: scribbler), 글짓기 (geuljitgi) (english: writing), 글하다 (geulhada) (english: to write (literary)), 댓글 (daetgeul) (english: reply (Internet)), 아랫글 (araetgeul) (english: what is written below), 암글 (amgeul) (english: Korean alphabet (in historical contexts)), 윗글 (witgeul) (english: what is written above), 조선글 (Joseon'geul) (english: Korean alphabet (North Korea)), 토막글 (tomakgeul), 한글 (Han'geul) (english: Korean alphabet (South Korea)), 헛글 (heotgeul) (english: pointless writing)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "phrase of writing",
      "roman": "geulgwi",
      "word": "글귀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "font",
      "roman": "geulkkol",
      "word": "글꼴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "written language/tongue",
      "roman": "geulmal",
      "word": "글말"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "elegance in writing",
      "roman": "geulmat",
      "word": "글맛"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "talent in writing",
      "roman": "geulbal",
      "word": "글발"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "academy (historical)",
      "roman": "geulbang",
      "word": "글방"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "writing",
      "roman": "geulsseugi",
      "word": "글쓰기"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "author",
      "roman": "geulsseuni",
      "word": "글쓴이"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "writing (dated or literary)",
      "roman": "geurwol",
      "word": "글월"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "letter",
      "roman": "geulja",
      "word": "글자"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "scribbler",
      "roman": "geuljaeng'i",
      "word": "글쟁이"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "writing",
      "roman": "geuljitgi",
      "word": "글짓기"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to write (literary)",
      "roman": "geulhada",
      "word": "글하다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "reply (Internet)",
      "roman": "daetgeul",
      "word": "댓글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "what is written below",
      "roman": "araetgeul",
      "word": "아랫글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Korean alphabet (in historical contexts)",
      "roman": "amgeul",
      "word": "암글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "what is written above",
      "roman": "witgeul",
      "word": "윗글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Korean alphabet (North Korea)",
      "roman": "Joseon'geul",
      "word": "조선글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tomakgeul",
      "word": "토막글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Korean alphabet (South Korea)",
      "roman": "Han'geul",
      "word": "한글"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "pointless writing",
      "roman": "heotgeul",
      "word": "헛글"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hh",
        "2": "글〮",
        "3": "kúl",
        "dot": ","
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl),",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "oko",
        "3": "",
        "4": "文尸",
        "tr": "*KUl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "文",
        "t": "writing"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 文 (“writing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl), presumably from Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl), a form attested in sixth-century personal names. Further back, the first element of one (pseudo-)Goguryeo place name in central Korea is written both as 斤尸 (*kul) and as Chinese 文 (“writing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "geul",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "글 • (geul)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "corresponding gukja",
      "word": "㐎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mun, corresponding hanja for writing-related compounds",
      "word": "文"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to write",
      "roman": "sseuda",
      "word": "쓰다"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I read a sad work of writing and shed tears.",
          "roman": "Seulpeun geur-eul ilgo nunmur-eul heullyeotda.",
          "text": "슬픈 글을 읽고 눈물을 흘렸다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The only method to good writing is reading much, writing much, and thinking much.",
          "roman": "Jo'eun geur-ui bibeob-eun dadok, dajak, dasangnyang-ppun-ida.",
          "text": "좋은 글의 비법은 다독, 다작, 다상량뿐이다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a piece of writing; a written work such as a book or article"
      ],
      "id": "en-글-ko-noun-sey-UJHL",
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "written",
          "written"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 67 24 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 71 22 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 49 33 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 72 15 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 76 10 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 85 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She makes an effort to write her letters prettily.",
          "roman": "Geur-eul yeppeuge sseuryeogo aesseunda.",
          "text": "글을 예쁘게 쓰려고 애쓴다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter in writing"
      ],
      "id": "en-글-ko-noun-4GAAAFEj",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "글字",
          "word": "글자"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 13 65 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Native Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In this country, there are many people who do not know their letters.",
          "roman": "I nara-neun geur-eul moreuneun saram-i manta.",
          "text": "이 나라는 글을 모르는 사람이 많다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "English writing is fitting for the English race to write with, and Arabic writing is fitting for the Arab race to write with",
          "ref": "2020, 김상웅 [gimsang'ung], “우리글은 우리 인종이 쓰기에 합당하다 [urigeureun uri injong'i sseugie hapdanghada]”, in OhMyNews:",
          "roman": "gimsang'ung",
          "text": "영국 글은 영국인종이 쓰기에 합당하고, 아랍글은 아랍인종이 쓰기에 합당하고",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a writing system"
      ],
      "id": "en-글-ko-noun-L~-5RlhL",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "文字",
          "word": "문자"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is a man of letters.",
          "roman": "Geur-eul aneun saram-ida.",
          "text": "글을 아는 사람이다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letters, cultivation, knowledge"
      ],
      "id": "en-글-ko-noun-KtDuq5LJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "letters",
          "letters"
        ],
        [
          "cultivation",
          "cultivation"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly dated) letters, cultivation, knowledge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯɭ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "글"
    },
    {
      "other": "[글]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Placename glosses in the Samguk sagi"
  ],
  "word": "글"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms derived from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Native Korean words",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "phrase of writing",
      "roman": "geulgwi",
      "word": "글귀"
    },
    {
      "english": "font",
      "roman": "geulkkol",
      "word": "글꼴"
    },
    {
      "english": "written language/tongue",
      "roman": "geulmal",
      "word": "글말"
    },
    {
      "english": "elegance in writing",
      "roman": "geulmat",
      "word": "글맛"
    },
    {
      "english": "talent in writing",
      "roman": "geulbal",
      "word": "글발"
    },
    {
      "english": "academy (historical)",
      "roman": "geulbang",
      "word": "글방"
    },
    {
      "english": "writing",
      "roman": "geulsseugi",
      "word": "글쓰기"
    },
    {
      "english": "author",
      "roman": "geulsseuni",
      "word": "글쓴이"
    },
    {
      "english": "writing (dated or literary)",
      "roman": "geurwol",
      "word": "글월"
    },
    {
      "english": "letter",
      "roman": "geulja",
      "word": "글자"
    },
    {
      "english": "scribbler",
      "roman": "geuljaeng'i",
      "word": "글쟁이"
    },
    {
      "english": "writing",
      "roman": "geuljitgi",
      "word": "글짓기"
    },
    {
      "english": "to write (literary)",
      "roman": "geulhada",
      "word": "글하다"
    },
    {
      "english": "reply (Internet)",
      "roman": "daetgeul",
      "word": "댓글"
    },
    {
      "english": "what is written below",
      "roman": "araetgeul",
      "word": "아랫글"
    },
    {
      "english": "Korean alphabet (in historical contexts)",
      "roman": "amgeul",
      "word": "암글"
    },
    {
      "english": "what is written above",
      "roman": "witgeul",
      "word": "윗글"
    },
    {
      "english": "Korean alphabet (North Korea)",
      "roman": "Joseon'geul",
      "word": "조선글"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tomakgeul",
      "word": "토막글"
    },
    {
      "english": "Korean alphabet (South Korea)",
      "roman": "Han'geul",
      "word": "한글"
    },
    {
      "english": "pointless writing",
      "roman": "heotgeul",
      "word": "헛글"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hh",
        "2": "글〮",
        "3": "kúl",
        "dot": ","
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl),",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ko",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "文尸",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "文",
        "t": "writing"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 文 (“writing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl), presumably from Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl), a form attested in sixth-century personal names. Further back, the first element of one (pseudo-)Goguryeo place name in central Korea is written both as 斤尸 (*kul) and as Chinese 文 (“writing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "geul",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "글 • (geul)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "corresponding gukja",
      "word": "㐎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mun, corresponding hanja for writing-related compounds",
      "word": "文"
    },
    {
      "english": "to write",
      "roman": "sseuda",
      "word": "쓰다"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I read a sad work of writing and shed tears.",
          "roman": "Seulpeun geur-eul ilgo nunmur-eul heullyeotda.",
          "text": "슬픈 글을 읽고 눈물을 흘렸다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The only method to good writing is reading much, writing much, and thinking much.",
          "roman": "Jo'eun geur-ui bibeob-eun dadok, dajak, dasangnyang-ppun-ida.",
          "text": "좋은 글의 비법은 다독, 다작, 다상량뿐이다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a piece of writing; a written work such as a book or article"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "written",
          "written"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She makes an effort to write her letters prettily.",
          "roman": "Geur-eul yeppeuge sseuryeogo aesseunda.",
          "text": "글을 예쁘게 쓰려고 애쓴다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter in writing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "글字",
          "word": "글자"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with quotations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In this country, there are many people who do not know their letters.",
          "roman": "I nara-neun geur-eul moreuneun saram-i manta.",
          "text": "이 나라는 글을 모르는 사람이 많다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "English writing is fitting for the English race to write with, and Arabic writing is fitting for the Arab race to write with",
          "ref": "2020, 김상웅 [gimsang'ung], “우리글은 우리 인종이 쓰기에 합당하다 [urigeureun uri injong'i sseugie hapdanghada]”, in OhMyNews:",
          "roman": "gimsang'ung",
          "text": "영국 글은 영국인종이 쓰기에 합당하고, 아랍글은 아랍인종이 쓰기에 합당하고",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a writing system"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "文字",
          "word": "문자"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean dated terms",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is a man of letters.",
          "roman": "Geur-eul aneun saram-ida.",
          "text": "글을 아는 사람이다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letters, cultivation, knowledge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letters",
          "letters"
        ],
        [
          "cultivation",
          "cultivation"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly dated) letters, cultivation, knowledge"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯɭ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "글"
    },
    {
      "other": "[글]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Placename glosses in the Samguk sagi"
  ],
  "word": "글"
}

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