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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 主要, from 主 (“chief”) + 要 (“importance”)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | juyo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | juyo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chuyo |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwu.yo |
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Noun
주요 • (juyo) (hanja 主要)
- importance, primacy
Usage notes
Generally used adnominally to mean "important" or "key", in phrases such as 주요 원인, "important cause."