왜구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭寇 (“wokou”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɡu] ~ [we̞ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왜구/웨구]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegu
McCune–Reischauer?waegu
Yale Romanization?waykwu

Noun

왜구 • (waegu) (hanja 倭寇)

  1. (historical) wokou, Japanese pirates that raided Japan's neighbouring countries in the Late Middle Ages
  2. (ethnic slur) Japanese person
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