장군

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 將軍, from (leader) + (army)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggun
McCune–Reischauer?changgun
Yale Romanization?cangkwun

Noun

장군 (janggun) (hanja 將軍)

  1. The leader or commander of an army.
  2. (military) A general
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Chinese: 姜棍 (jiānggùn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggun
McCune–Reischauer?changgun
Yale Romanization?cangkwun

Noun

장군 (janggun)

  1. earthenware jar