역할

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 役割, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 役割(やくわり) (yakuwari, “role”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeokhal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoghal
McCune–Reischauer?yŏkhal
Yale Romanization?yek.hal

Noun

역할 • (yeokhal) (hanja 役割)

  1. a role or part
    네가 떠나기 전에 네 역할에 관하여 브리핑을 하겠다.
    ne-ga tteonagi jeon-e ne yeokhar-e gwanhayeo beuriping-eul hagetda.
    I will give you a briefing about your role before you leave.
    오십마리의 강아지들이 경기에서 역할을 펼칠 것이다.
    osimmari-ui gang'aji-deur-i gyeonggi-eseo yeokhar-eul pyeolchil geos-ida.
    Fifty puppies will “play” in the game.
    2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

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