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U+AD50, 교
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYO
Composition: +

Hangul Syllables




괴 ←→ 구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (teach, doctrine).

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?gyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyo
McCune–Reischauer?kyo
Yale Romanization?kyō

Noun

(gyo) (hanja )

  1. (formal) a religion or faith
    Synonym: 종교(宗敎) (jonggyo)
Derived terms

Suffix

—교 (-gyo) (hanja )

  1. Used to denote a religion or faith
    그리스도 (Geuriseudo, Christ) + ‎교(敎) (gyo, religion) → ‎그리스도교 (Geuriseudogyo, Christianity)
See also

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(gyo)

Extended content
  1. : intersect
    (eumhun reading: 사귈 (sagwil gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kaew))
  2. : school; educational establishment
    (eumhun reading: 학교 (hakgyo gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC haewH|kaewH))
  3. : bridge
    (eumhun reading: 다리 (dari gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC gjew))
  4. : teaching; religion, faith
    (eumhun reading: 가르칠 (gareuchil gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|kaewH))
  5. : outskirts
    (eumhun reading: (deul gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kaew))
  6. : compare; comparatively, more
    (eumhun reading: 견줄 (gyeonjul gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kaewH|kaewk))
  7. : skillful, ingenious, clever
    (eumhun reading: 공교할 (gonggyohal gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC khaewX|khaewH))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC khaewX|khaewH))
  9. : correct, rectify
    (eumhun reading: 바로잡을 (barojabeul gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kjewX))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjew))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew|gjew))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew|gjew|kjewX))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|khaew|kaewH))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|'aew))
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjewH))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaewX))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaewX))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC kewX))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaewX))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjiew|gjiewH))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew|gjew))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew))
  23. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjew|gjewH))
  24. :
    (MC reading: )
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew))
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC haew|kaewX))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|haewX|kaewX))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC kewH))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew|khjew))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC khaew|hawX|xak))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|xaew))
  33. :
    (MC reading: )
  34. :
    (MC reading: )
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC kjew|kjewX))
  36. :
    (MC reading: (MC kewX))
  37. :
    (MC reading: )
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaewk))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC khaew|khewX|ngaewH))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaewH))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjew|khjew))
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC gjew|khjiew|kjewX|kjak|gjak))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaew|kaewX|kaewH))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC khaew|khat))
  45. : grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
    (eumhun reading: 푸른 백로 (pureun baengno gyo))
    (MC reading: (MC kaew))
  46. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngaewX))