강요

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 強要.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)요]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?kangyo
Yale Romanization?kāngyo

Noun

강요 • (gang'yo) (hanja 強要/强要)

  1. coercion; pressure; extortion
    일본식 성명 강요 ― ilbon-sik seongmyeong gang'yo ― Sōshi-kaimei (literally Japanese-style name change coercion)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 綱要.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?kangyo
Yale Romanization?kangyo

Noun

강요 • (gang'yo) (hanja 綱要)

  1. outline; sketch
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