한-

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 하 + ㄴ (Yale: ha- + -n).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [한]

한- • (han-)

1. (for nouns) big, large, great, major

   Synonym: 큰 (keun)

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎길 (gil, “road, street”) → ‎한길 (han'gil, “main road”)

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎걱정 (geokjeong, “worry, concern”) → ‎한걱정 (han'geokjeong, “great worry”)

2. (for nouns) correct, accurate; full-blown, in full swing, peak, mid-

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎복판 (bokpan, “the middle”) → ‎한복판 (hanbokpan, “the very middle”)

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) → ‎한여름 (hanyeoreum, “midsummer”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [한]

한- • (han-)

1. (for nouns) outside, external

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎눈 (nun, “eye; vision, sight”) → ‎한눈 (hannun, “eyes wandering away”)

2. (for nouns) outside of meals, out of mealtime

   ‎한- (han-) + ‎저녁 (jeonyeok, “dinner”) → ‎한저녁 (hanjeonyeok, “supper after dinner time”)