Can 한자 have multiple pronunciations?
I know that Korean, much like Japanese, has a lot of words borrowed from Chinese, which can be written in 한자. In Japanese, a single kanji can have two, three or possibly even more ways to pronounce it.

Does this also apply to 한자, or does each character only have one pronunciation in Korean?

Question

Can 한자 have multiple pronunciations?
I know that Korean, much like Japanese, has a lot of words borrowed from Chinese, which can be written in 한자. In Japanese, a single kanji can have two, three or possibly even more ways to pronounce it.

Does this also apply to 한자, or does each character only have one pronunciation in Korean?

Answer

Mostly, each character  of 한자 has one pronunciation in Korean.
But, some characters  of 한자 have multiple pronunciations just like Japanese or Chinese.
The pronunciation of such characters are determined by the context.
It is called 한자 동자이음어(same character and different pronunciation)

Here are examples of 한자 동자이음어

降내릴 강/항복할 항
更다시 갱/고칠 경 
車수레 거/수레 차
見 볼 견/뵐 현
讀읽을 독/구절 두
洞 골 동/통할 통
便오줌 변/편할 편
復 회복할 복/다시 부
北 북녘 북/패배할 배
殺죽일 살/감할 쇄
參석 삼/참여할 참
塞변방 새/막을 색
索찾을 색/쓸쓸할 삭
省살필 성/덜 생
率거느릴 솔/비율 률
說말씀 설/기쁠 열/달랠 세
數셀 수/자주 삭/촘촘할 촉
拾주을 습/열 십 
食먹을 식/밥 사  
識알 식/기록할 지
惡악할 악/미워할 오
易바꿀 역/쉬울 이 
刺찌를 자/수라 라/찌를 척 
著나타날 저/지을 저/붙을 착
狀문서 장/모양 상 
切끊을 절/온통 체
則곧 즉/법 칙
抽밀 추/밀 퇴 
暴사나울 포/나타낼 폭
行갈 행/항렬 항

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