Korean word

기관

Pronunciation

Romanizationkigwan

Meaning

  • nounagency

Example

정부 기관에 문의해 보세요.cheong bu ki gwa ne mu nui hae po se yo

Please try contacting the government agency.

Illustration for 기관 (agency)

More examples

정부 기관에 서류를 제출했다.cheong bu ki gwa ne seo ryu reul che chul haet tta

I submitted the documents to the government agency.

Core concept

An organized body built to carry out a particular purpose or function.

Common phrases

  • 정부 기관cheong bu ki gwan

    government agency

  • 국가기관kuk kka gi gwan

    national agency

  • 금융 기관keum nyung ki gwan

    financial institution

Similar words

공공기관konggonggigwan: An organization set up and run by the government to provide services to the public.
단체tanche: A group of people formed around a shared purpose or activity.
조직chojik: A planned system in which people or departments have different roles and work together.
부서puseo: A part of a company or institution where people handle the same kind of work.

Definition in Korean

특정한 목적이나 기능을 위해 조직된 단체나 기관체를 가리키는 말teuk jjeong han mok jjeo gi na ki neung eul wi hae cho jik ttoen tan che na ki gwan che reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

This Sino-Korean word developed from an older idea of a mechanism or system into the sense of an organized body with a particular function.

Usage tips

  • English agency often suggests a business that acts for clients, while this word can refer more broadly to organized institutions and public bodies.

Other meanings

  • organnoun

Related words

  • 국가기관kukkkagigwannational institutionnoun
  • 공공기관konggonggigwanpublic institutionnoun
  • 기관장kigwanjangagency headnoun

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