Meanings
- A county of Kangwon Province, North Korea.
- A mountain in Kangwon Province, North Korea.
Mount Kumgang, or Geumgangsan, which translates as Diamond Mountain, has always been a muse for Koreans. Poets and artists have been celebrating it in their works since well before the Middle Ages.
2018 December 13, “North and South Korea meet through handshakes and art”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2018, Arts1 more example
The only direct connection from the ROK to the DPRK is by the Hyundai corporation ferry that sails from Hyundai Sokcho ferry terminal, taking short tours (three or four days) to the Mt Kumgang area on North Korea’s southeast coast.
2008, Robert Willoughby, “Practical Information”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 71
Synonyms & antonyms
from Mandarin Chinese
Origin
- Korean금강(金剛)
- EnglishKumgang
Borrowed from Korean 금강(金剛) (Geumgang).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 金剛 /金刚
- 金剛 /金刚 (Jīngāng)county; mountain
Korean 금강
- 금강 (geumgang)county; mountain
Cite this entry
Kumgang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kumgang
“Kumgang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kumgang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kumgang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kumgang.
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