Korean word

곡

Pronunciation

Romanizationkok

Meaning

  • nounsong

Example

이 곡을 알고 있어요?i ko geul al go i sseo yo

Do you know this song?

Illustration for 곡 (song)

More examples

이 곡이 마음에 들어요.i ko gi ma eu me teu reo yo

I like this song.

Core concept

A complete musical work that stands as one listenable or performable unit.

Common phrases

  • 한 곡han kok

    one song

  • 좋은 곡cho eun kok

    good song

  • 인기 곡in gi kok

    popular song

Similar words

노래norae: A song built from words and melody and performed with the human voice.
음악eumak: The broad art of creating and enjoying organized sound, rhythm, melody, and harmony.

Definition in Korean

독립적으로 연주되거나 들을 수 있는 음악의 단위.tong nip jjeo geu ro yeon ju doe geo na teu reul ssu in neun eu ma gui ta nwi

Word origin

Its Chinese-character origin began with the idea of something curved or winding and developed into the changing line of a melody, then a complete musical work.

Usage tips

  • When Korean discusses how many songs an artist performed or an album contains, this word marks each separate musical item rather than the whole collection.

Other meanings

  • tracknoun

Related words

  • 악곡akkkokmusical compositionnoun
  • 곡명kongmyeongsong titlenoun
  • 선곡seongoksong selectionnoun

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