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건곤
건곤
乾坤
[ geon'gon ]
「명사」 Noun
• universe
Heaven and earth.
cosmos & existence
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
乾 (건)
–
to dry, to wither, to parch, heaven, sky (as in the Eight Trigrams, 乾卦)
坤 (곤)
–
earth, ground, the receptive principle (yin)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
거품
거행
걱정
걱정스럽다
건
건강
건강하다
건강히
건곤
건너
건너가다
건너다
건너오다
건너편
건넌방
건널목
건네다
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