윤곽

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 輪廓 (contour, outline).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yun'gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yungwag
McCune–Reischauer?yun'gwak
Yale Romanization?yunkwak
South Korean
Standard Language
윤곽 (yun'gwak)
North Korean
Standard Language
륜곽 (ryun'gwak)

Noun

윤곽 (yun'gwak) (hanja 輪廓)

  1. outline, profile, silhouette (of a face, an image, etc.)
    Synonyms: 아웃라인 (autrain), 실루엣 (silluet)
    • 2015 December 30, ““크게 쉬고 먹었다”…울진 성류굴은 신라인들의 휴양지 [“keuge swigo meogeotda”…uljin seongnyugureun sillaindeurui hyuyangji]”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:
      확대된 글자 사진 '()' '()' '()' 글자 윤곽 뚜렷이 보인다.
      Hwakdae-doen geulja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geulja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.
      The outline of the three characters , , and are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.
  2. contours, outlines (of an event, etc.)