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가	U+AC00, 가 HANGUL SYLLABLE GA

Composition:

ㄱ + ㅏCategory:Character boxes with compositions

[unassigned: U+ABFA–U+ABFF]

← ꯹
[U+ABF9]

Hangul Syllables Category:Hangul Syllables block#*0000044032

각 →
[U+AC01]

Category:Hangul script characters#%20

㈎	U+320E, ㈎ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL KIYEOK A

← ㈍
[U+320D]

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months Category:Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block#*0000012814

㈏ →
[U+320F]

Category:Unspecified script characters#%20

㉮	U+326E, ㉮ CIRCLED HANGUL KIYEOK A

← ㉭
[U+326D]

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months Category:Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block#*0000012910

㉯ →
[U+326F]

Category:Unspecified script characters#%20

	→ 개
가각 갂 갃 간 갅 갆 갇 갈 갉 갊 갋 갌 갍 갎 갏 감 갑 값 갓 갔 강 갖 갗 갘 같 갚 갛

Korean

Etymology 1

ㄱ (g) is the first consonant and ㅏ (a) is the first vowel in the ordering of hangul.

Symbol

가 • (ga)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean symbols#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

The first syllable in the standard ordering of hangul, the Korean alphabet; often used to mark the first item of a list or sub-list, equivalent to English A and Japanese あ.

Derived terms

가갸시절 (gagyasijeol, “childhood; time when you first learn your letters”)(North Korea)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean Category:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#가 Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#가 ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: kǒz).Category:Native Korean words#가

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#가
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	kā

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

가 • (ga)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean nouns#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

(especially in compounds) border, edge, end
Antonyms: 속 (sok), 안 (an)

강가 ― gangga ― riversideCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

냇가 ― naetga ― streamsideCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

우물가 ― umulga ― well sideCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가
(with an implied or explicit possessor) around, nearby, beside
Synonyms: 옆 (yeop), 주변(周邊) (jubyeon)

그 가에 나 는 앉았다. ― Geu ga-e na-neun anjatda. ― I sat beside it.Category:Korean terms with usage examples#가

부처님 가에 꽃 들 이 만발했다.
Bucheonim ga-e kkot-deur-i manbal-haetda.
The flowers were in full bloom around the Buddha.
Category:Korean terms with usage examples#가
brim (of a vessel)
참기름 을 따를 때 가에 흘리지 않 도록 조심해라.
Chamgireum-eul ttareul ttae ga-e heulliji an-torok josimhaera.
Be careful not to spill on the brim when pouring sesame oil.
Category:Korean terms with usage examples#가

Usage notes

In compounds, it takes the genitive -ㅅ- (-s-).

Derived terms

가없다 (ga'eopda, “to be boundless, limitless”)
강가 (江—, gangga, “riverside”)
길가 (gilga, “roadside”)
난롯가 (煖爐—, nallotga, “fireside”)
물가 (mulga, “shore”)
바닷가 (badatga, “seaside”)
입가 (ipga, “lips”)
호숫가 (hosutga, “lakeside, lakeshore”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 家 (“house, family”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	ka

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

가 • (ga) (hanja 家)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean nouns#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

(formal Category:Korean formal terms#가) family, household
Synonym: 가족(家族) (gajok)
(chiefly in compounds) dynasty, lineage, household, House
합스부르크가 ― hapseubureukeu-ga ― House of HapsburgCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

재벌가 ― jaebeol-ga ― corporate familyCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

Suffix

—가 • (-ga) (hanja 家)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean suffixes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

-er, -ist
Synonyms: 자(者) (ja), 수(手) (su)

‎건축(建築) (geonchuk, “architecture”) + ‎가(家) (ga) → ‎건축가(建築家) (geonchukga, “architect”)

‎전략(戰略) (jeollyak, “strategy”) + ‎가(家) (ga) → ‎전략가(戰略家) (jeollyakga, “strategist”)

‎자본(資本) (jabon, “capital”) + ‎가(家) (ga) → ‎자본가(資本家) (jabon'ga, “capitalist”)

‎애묘(愛猫) (aemyo, “loving cats”) + ‎가(家) (ga) → ‎애묘가(愛猫家) (aemyoga, “cat-lover”)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 家 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (家, ga).

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 可 (“possible”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#가
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	kā

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

가 • (ga) (hanja 可)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean nouns#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

(chiefly suffixal) allowed; permitted
Antonym: 불가(不可) (bulga)

15세 관람 가 ― sibose gwallam ga ― those of age 15 permitted to watchCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

분할 상환 가 ― bunhal sanghwan ga ― divided reimbursement allowedCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가
aye, for (in meetings, etc.)
Antonym: 부(否) (bu)

의원 여러분 께서 는 본 안건 에 대해 가인지 부 인지 를 결정해 주시기 를 바랍니다.
Uiwon yeoreobun-kkeseo-neun bon an'geon-e daehae ga-inji bu-inji-reul gyeoljeonghae-jusigi-reul baramnida.
Members of parliament, please decide whether you are for or against on this agenda.
Category:Korean terms with usage examples#가
The lowest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to E or F in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su)Category:Korean links with redundant wikilinks#가 Category:Korean links with redundant target parameters#가, 우(優) (u)Category:Korean links with redundant wikilinks#가 Category:Korean links with redundant target parameters#가 Category:Korean links with manual fragments#가, 미(美) (mi)Category:Korean links with redundant wikilinks#가 Category:Korean links with redundant target parameters#가, 양(良) (yang)Category:Korean links with redundant wikilinks#가 Category:Korean links with redundant target parameters#가

Derived terms

가(可)하다 (gahada, “to be permitted”)
See the hanja entry at 可 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (可, ga).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 價 (“price, value”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Suffix

—가 • (-ga) (hanja 價)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean suffixes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

price
(physics Category:ko:Physics#가, after a numeral) valence

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 價 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (價, ga).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 街 (“street”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Suffix

—가 • (-ga) (hanja 街)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean suffixes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

(in address names) street
종로3가 ― jongno-sam-ga ― Jongno, third streetCategory:Korean terms with usage examples#가

Derived terms

다우닝가 (dauningga, “Downing Street”)
매디슨가 (maediseun'ga, “Madison Avenue”)
월가 (wolga, “Wall Street”)

See the hanja entry at 街 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (街, ga).

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 假 (“false”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#가
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	kā

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Prefix

가— • (ga-) (hanja 假)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean prefixes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 假 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (假, ga).

Related terms

가짜 (gajja, “fake”)

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 加 (“to add”)Category:Sino-Korean words.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	ka

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Root

가 • (ga) (hanja 加)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean roots#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

^{The template Template:ko-root of does not use the parameter(s): t=to add; to exert
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.}Category:Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:ko-root of#가Root of 가하다 (gahada). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 加 for Sino-Korean compounds of 가 (加, ga).

Etymology 9

From Middle Korean Category:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#가 Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#가 가〮 (Yale: ká); see the main entry for more.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠]
- Audio: (file)
  Category:Korean terms with audio pronunciation#가
Phonetic hangul: [가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ga
McCune–Reischauer^?	ka
Yale Romanization^?	ka

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Verb

가 • (ga)Category:Korean non-lemma forms#가 Category:Korean verb forms#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#가 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가

infinitive of 가다 (gada, “to go”): see 가다 (gada), -어 (-eo).
informal non-polite non-past indicative of 가다 (gada, “to go”)
informal non-polite non-past interrogative of 가다 (gada, “to go”)
informal non-polite hortative of 가다 (gada, “to go”)
informal non-polite imperative of 가다 (gada, “to go”)
formal non-polite cause/reason of 가다 (gada, “to go”)

Etymology 10

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

가 • (ga)Category:Korean lemmas#가 Category:Korean syllables#가 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#가 Category:Pages with entries#가 Category:Pages with 1 entry#가 Category:Hanja readings#가 Category:Sino-Korean words#가

More information

仮: lie
(eumhun reading: 거짓 가 (geojit ga))
(MC reading: 仮)
伽: temple
(eumhun reading: 절 가 (jeol ga))
(MC reading: 伽 (MC gja))
佳: beautiful
(eumhun reading: 아름다울 가 (areumdaul ga))
(MC reading: 佳 (MC kea))
假: lie
(eumhun reading: 거짓 가 (geojit ga))
(MC reading: 假 (MC kaeX|kaeH))
傢: furniture
(eumhun reading: 가구 가 (gagu ga))
(MC reading: 傢)
價: price
(eumhun reading: 값 가 (gap ga))
(MC reading: 價 (MC kaeH))
加: to add
(eumhun reading: 더할 가 (deohal ga))
(MC reading: 加 (MC kae))
可: right; able
(eumhun reading: 옳을 가 (oreul ga))
(MC reading: 可 (MC khaX))
呵: to scold
(eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 가 (kkujijeul ga))
(MC reading: 呵 (MC xa|xaH))
咖: coffee
(eumhun reading: 커피 가 (keopi ga))
(MC reading: 咖)
哥: a surname
(eumhun reading: 성씨 가 (seongssi ga))
(MC reading: 哥 (MC ka))
哿: right, good
(eumhun reading: 옳을 가 (oreul ga))
(MC reading: 哿 (MC kaX))
嘉: beautiful, joyous; happy
(eumhun reading: 아름다울 가 (areumdaul ga))
(MC reading: 嘉 (MC kae))
坷: uneven; unlevel
(eumhun reading: 평탄하지 않을 가 (pyeongtanhaji aneul ga))
(MC reading: 坷 (MC khaX|khaH))
嫁: get married (of women)
(eumhun reading: 시집갈 가 (sijipgal ga))
(MC reading: 嫁 (MC kaeH))
宊: house
(eumhun reading: 집 가 (jip ga))
(MC reading: 宊 (MC thwot))
家: house
(eumhun reading: 집 가 (jip ga))
(MC reading: 家 (MC kae))
苛: severe; harsh
(eumhun reading: 가혹할 가 (gahokhal ga))
(MC reading: 苛 (MC ha))
茄: lotus root, aubergine
(eumhun reading: 연줄기, 가지 가 (yeonjulgi, gaji ga))
(MC reading: 茄 (MC gja|kae))
葭: reed
(eumhun reading: 갈대 가 (galdae ga))
(MC reading: 葭 (MC kae))
斝: drinking-cup
(eumhun reading: 술잔 가 (suljan ga))
(MC reading: 斝 (MC kaeX))
暇: spare time
(eumhun reading: 틈, 겨를 가 (teum, gyeoreul ga))
(MC reading: 暇 (MC haeH))
架: rack
(eumhun reading: 시렁 가 (sireong ga))
(MC reading: 架 (MC kaeH))
枷: knife; flail
(eumhun reading: 칼 가 (kal ga))
(MC reading: 枷 (MC gja|kae))
柯: branch
(eumhun reading: 가지 가 (gaji ga))
(MC reading: 柯 (MC ka))
榎: catalpa
(eumhun reading: 개오동나무 가 (gae'odongnamu ga))
(MC reading: 榎 (MC kaeX))
檟: catalpa
(eumhun reading: 개오동나무 가 (gae'odongnamu ga))
(MC reading: 檟 (MC kaeX))
歌: music; song
(eumhun reading: 노래 가 (norae ga))
(MC reading: 歌 (MC ka))
珂: agate
(eumhun reading: 마노 가 (mano ga))
(MC reading: 珂 (MC kha))
珈: hair ornament
(eumhun reading: 머리꾸미개 가 (meorikkumigae ga))
(MC reading: 珈 (MC kae))
迦: used in transliterating Sanskrit
(eumhun reading: 부처 이름 가 (bucheo ireum ga))
(MC reading: 迦 (MC kja|kae))
痂: scab
(eumhun reading: 딱지 가 (ttakji ga))
(MC reading: 痂 (MC kae))
稼: to plant
(eumhun reading: 심을 가 (simeul ga))
(MC reading: 稼 (MC kaeH))
笳: a reed pipe
(eumhun reading: 호드기 가 (hodeugi ga))
(MC reading: 笳 (MC kae))
耞: flail
(eumhun reading: 도리깨 가 (dorikkae ga))
(MC reading: 耞)
舸: boat; ship
(eumhun reading: 배 가 (bae ga))
(MC reading: 舸 (MC kaX))
街: street
(eumhun reading: 거리 가 (geori ga))
(MC reading: 街 (MC kea|keaj))
袈: the robes of fully ordained Buddhist monks and nuns
(eumhun reading: 가사 가 (gasa ga))
(MC reading: 袈 (MC kae))
訶: to scold
(eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 가 (kkujijeul ga))
(MC reading: 訶 (MC xa))
謌: music; song
(eumhun reading: 노래 가 (norae ga))
(MC reading: 謌 (MC ka))
賈: price, value
(eumhun reading: 값 가 (gap ga))
(MC reading: 賈 (MC kuX|kaeX|kaeH))
跏: to do a lotus position
(eumhun reading: 책상다리할 가 (chaeksangdarihal ga))
(MC reading: 跏 (MC kae))
軻: handcart, a surname
(eumhun reading: 수레, 사람 이름 가 (sure, saram ireum ga))
(MC reading: 軻 (MC kha|khaX|khaH))
駕: yoke
(eumhun reading: 멍에 가 (meong'e ga))
(MC reading: 駕 (MC kaeH))