Pronunciation | /kwʌ̹n/ |
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Language(s) | Korean |
Kwon | |
Hangul | 권 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn |
Kwon also written as Gwon (Korean: 권; Hanja: 權 [kwʌn]) is a Korean family name. Some sources[who?] list as many 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom.