교양

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敎養

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    교양 • (gyoyang) (hanja 敎養)

    1. cultivation, refinement, education
    2. (North Korea) political and ideological education