가옥

gaok

house

이 가옥은 100년 전에 지어진 전통적인 건축물입니다.

This house is a traditional building constructed 100 years ago.

formal

A traditional Korean house, typically made of wood and stone with a tiled roof.

한옥은 한국 전통 건축의 대표적인 예입니다.

Hanok is a representative example of traditional Korean architecture.

The term '한옥' (hanok) specifically refers to traditional Korean houses, while '가옥' is a more general term for any house.

Collocations

가옥 구조house structure가옥 유지house maintenance

traditional Korean house

'가옥' is more formal and often used in legal or architectural contexts, while '집' is the everyday word for 'house'.

Derived from the Chinese characters '家屋' (house), combining '가' (house) and '옥' (house or building).

While '가옥' can refer to any house, it is often used in formal or legal contexts. For traditional Korean houses, '한옥' is more specific.

가

house

root

옥

building or house

root

한영사전