교과서

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敎科書, from 敎科 (subject) + (book), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 教科書 (kyōkasho).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)ɡwa̠sʰʌ̹] ~ [ˈkjo(ː)k͈wa̠sʰʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyogwaseo/gyokkwaseo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyogwaseo/gyo'kkwaseo
    McCune–Reischauer?kyogwasŏ/kyokkwasŏ
    Yale Romanization?kyōkwase/kyō.kkwase

    Noun

    교과서 • (gyogwaseo) (hanja 敎科書)

    1. a textbook