건

건 U+AC74, 건 HANGUL SYLLABLE GEON Composition: ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ ← 걳 [U+AC73] Hangul Syllables 걵 → [U+AC75]

거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←	→ 게

Korean

Etymology 1

걸 (geol-) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Verb

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to speak or suspend”): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made

   내가 건 전화 ― naega geon jeonhwa ― the call I made

Etymology 2

걸 (geol-) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Adjective

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to be fertile or sumptuous”): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 3

거 (geo) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Noun

건 • (geon)

1. (informal) topic-marked form of 거 (geo)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 乾いぬい

Prefix

건— • (geon-) (hanja 乾いぬい)

1. dry

   건포도(乾いぬい葡萄ぶどう)

   raisin

   (literally, “dried grape”)

Synonyms

• 마른 (mareun)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 件けん

Noun

건 • (geon) (hanja 件けん)

1. case
2. matter
3. subject
4. example
5. precedent