갑

갑 U+AC11, 갑
HANGUL SYLLABLE GAB
Composition:ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅂ
← 감
[U+AC10]
Hangul Syllables 값 →
[U+AC12]
가각갂갃간갅갆
갇갈갉갊갋갌갍
갎갏감갑값갓갔
강갖갗갘같갚갛
→ 개

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gab
McCune–Reischauer?kap
Yale Romanization?kap

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 甲 (“armor, shell; the first of the ten heavenly stems”)

Noun

갑 • (gap)

  1. armor; shell
  2. the first of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 匣 (“small box, case, coffer”)

Counter

갑 • (gap)

  1. cases; packs
    한갑; 두갑; 세갑; 네갑
    han'gap; dugap; segap; negap
    one pack; two packs; three packs; four packs
Usage notes

As with most count words (a.k.a. classifiers), 갑 (gap) is preceded by native Korean numerals.

See also
  • 권 (gwon, “volumes”)
  • 마리 (mari, “animals”)
  • 번 (beon, “times”)
  • 분 (bun, “(honorific) people”)
  • 사람 (saram, “people”)
  • 살 (sal, “years”)
  • 시 (si, “o'clock”)
  • 시간 (sigan, “hours”)
  • 채 (chae, “houses”)

Noun

갑 • (gap) (hanja 匣)

  1. box; case, carton
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 岬 (“cape, promontory, headland”)

Noun

갑 • (gap)

  1. (geography) cape; headland
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

갑 (gap)

  1. 鉀:
    (MC reading: 鉀 (MC kap|kaep))
  2. 胛:
    (MC reading: 胛 (MC kaep))
  3. 閘:
    (MC reading: 閘 (MC kap|'aep))
  4. 韐: leather pants
    (eumhun reading: 가죽바지 갑 (gajukbaji gap))
    (MC reading: 韐 (MC kop|keap))
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