광

• IPA^(key)[kwa̠ːŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[광:]

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅘ, and ㅇ.

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (庫房, gobang, “storage room”).

광 • (gwang)

1. a place of storage, especially a granary.

   Proverb: 광에서 인심 난다 (gwang-eseo insim nanda, “compassion comes from the storehouse”) i.e. only when one is provided for can one care for others

Reading of the hanja 광 (光, gwang, “light”).

• IPA^(key)[kwa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[광]

광 • (gwang)

1. light; a light
2. luster, sheen

   note: in this sense the vowel is lengthened, /kwaːŋ/

   광을 내다 (gwang-eul naeda, “to be lustrous”)

Reading of various hanja.

광 • (gwang)

1. 光: light

   (eumhun reading: 빛 광 (bit gwang), MC reading: 光 (MC kwɑŋ, kwɑŋ^H))

2. 廣: breadth

   (eumhun reading: 넓을 광 (neolbeul gwang), MC reading: 廣 (MC kwɑŋ^X))

3. 鑛: mine

   (eumhun reading: 광물 광 (gwangmul gwang), MC reading: 鑛 (MC kˠwæŋ^X))

4. 狂: madness

   (eumhun reading: 미칠 광 (michil gwang), MC reading: 狂 (MC ɡʉɐŋ, ɡʉɐŋ^H))

5. 珖: jade flute

   (eumhun reading: 옥피리 광 (okpiri gwang), MC reading: 珖)

6. 洸: sparkle

   (eumhun reading: 물 용소슴할 광 (mul yongsoseumhal gwang), MC reading: 洸 (MC kwɑŋ, ʔwɑŋ))

7. 匡: to set right

   (eumhun reading: 바룰 광 (barul gwang), MC reading: 匡 (MC kʰʉɐŋ))

8. 曠: brightness

   (eumhun reading: 밝을 광 (balgeul gwang), MC reading: 曠 (MC kʰwɑŋ^H))

9. 壙: tomb

   (eumhun reading: 광 광 (gwang gwang), MC reading: 壙 (MC kʰwɑŋ^H))

10. 胱: bladder

    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 광 (ojumtong gwang), MC reading: 胱 (MC kwɑŋ))

11. 筐: basket

    (eumhun reading: 광주리 광 (gwangjuri gwang), MC reading: 筐 (MC kʰʉɐŋ))

12. 侊: feast

    (eumhun reading: 성찬 광 (seongchan gwang), MC reading: 侊 (MC kwɑŋ, kˠwæŋ))

13. 炚: hot sun

    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 광 (haetbit tteugeoul gwang), MC reading: 炚)