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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (“twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592”) + 倭 (“(historical) Japan”) + 亂 (“disturbance”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | Imjinwaeran |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Imjin'waelan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Imjinwaeran |
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| Yale Romanization? | imcin.waylan |
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Proper noun
임진왜란 • (Imjinwaeran) (hanja 壬辰倭亂)
- (now South Korea, historical) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
- (now South Korea, historical) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592
- Coordinate term: 정유재란(丁酉再亂) (the final phase of the war)
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