Korean learner dictionary

단군

dangun · Dangun

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67881

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 단군

1.
고조선을 세운 왕이자 우리 민족의 시조. 신화에 따르면 하늘에서 내려온 환웅과 곰이 사람으로 변한 웅녀 사이에서 태어났다고 한다.
English: Dangun — The founding father and king of the Gojoseon Kingdom and the progenitor of the Korean people; according to myth, he was born of Hwanwoong, who descended from heaven, and a bear that turned into a woman, Woongnyeo.