감옥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 監獄, from 監 (“to see, to oversee”) + 獄 (“prison”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gamok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gam'og
    McCune–Reischauer?kamok
    Yale Romanization?kam.ok

    Noun

    감옥 • (gamok) (hanja 監獄)

    1. jail, prison

    Synonyms

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