국가장
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 國家葬, from 國家 (“state”) + 葬 (“funeral”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Gukgajang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Guggajang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Kukkajang |
| Yale Romanization? | kwuk.kacang |
Noun
Usage notes
Before 2011, there were two classes of state funeral in South Korea, namely 국장(國葬) (gukjang, literally “state funeral”) and 국민장(國民葬) (gungminjang, literally “citizen's funeral”). The two classes were since merged into one single 국가장 (國家葬) (gukgajang, literally “state funeral”) with the enactment of State Funerals Act (국가장법 (gukgajangbeop)).