Korean

Syllable

곧 • ‎(got)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅗ, and ㄷ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

곧 • ‎(got)

1. soon, at once, immediately, shortly, straightway

   곧 야구 경기가 시작된다. (got yagu gyeonggiga sijakdoenda) The baseball match will begin shortly.

2. easily, readily
3. namely, that is, i.e., viz.

Synonyms

• 바로 ‎(baro) (baro)
• 곧바로 ‎(gotbaro) (gotbaro)
• 곧장 ‎(gotjang) (gotjang)

Derived terms

• 곧이곧대로 (gojigotdaero, “just as it is”)
• 곧이듣다 (gojideutda, “to swallow a story”)
• 곧잘 (gotjal, “pretty well; readily”)
• 곧장 (gotjang, “directly”)

Related terms

• 곧다 ‎(gotda) (gotda, god-) to be straight