U+AD50, 교
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYO
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[U+AD4F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AD51]
굑굒굓굔굕굖
굗굘굙굚굛굜굝
굞굟굠굡굢굣굤
굦굧굨굩굪굫
괴 ←→ 구

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from (teach, doctrine).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjo(ː)]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyo
    McCune–Reischauer?kyo
    Yale Romanization?kyō

    Noun

    • (gyo) (hanja )

    1. (formal) a religion or faith
      Synonym: 종교(宗敎) (jonggyo)
    Derived terms

    Suffix

    —교 • (-gyo) (hanja )

    1. Used to denote a religion or faith
      그리스도 (Geuriseudo, Christ) + ‎교(敎) (gyo, religion) → ‎그리스도교 (Geuriseudogyo, Christianity)
    See also
    Korean terms suffixed with -교 (敎)

    Etymology 2

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    • (gyo)