시민군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 市民 (citizen) + (army).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simin'gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simingun
McCune–Reischauer?simin'gun
Yale Romanization?siminkwun

Noun

시민군 • (simin'gun) (hanja 市民軍)

  1. volunteer army, militia

Proper noun

시민군 • (Simin'gun) (hanja 市民軍)

  1. (particularly) the armed protesters during the Gwangju Uprising

See also