강요

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 強要.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?kangyo
Yale Romanization?kāngyo

Noun

강요 (gang'yo) (hanja 強要/强要)

  1. coercion; pressure; extortion
    일본 성명 강요ilbon-sik seongmyeong gang'yoSōshi-kaimei (literally Coercive Japanese-style name change)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 綱要.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?kangyo
Yale Romanization?kangyo

Noun

강요 (gang'yo) (hanja 綱要)

  1. outline; sketch