장관

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 長官, from 長 (“chief”) + 官 (“noble title”)

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?janggwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggwan
McCune–Reischauer?changgwan
Yale Romanization?cāngkwan

Noun

장관 • (janggwan) (hanja 長官)

  1. a minister, a member of Cabinet
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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?janggwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggwan
McCune–Reischauer?changgwan
Yale Romanization?cāngkwan

Noun

장관 • (janggwan) (hanja 壯觀)

  1. magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
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