교육

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敎育, from 敎 (“teaching”) + 育 (“cultivation”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)juk̚]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)육]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyoyuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyoyug
    McCune–Reischauer?kyoyuk
    Yale Romanization?kyō.yuk

    Noun

    교육 • (gyoyuk) (hanja 敎育)

    1. education
      그녀는 교육을 잘 받았기에 좋은 직장을 구하였다.
      Geunyeo-neun gyoyug-eul jal badatgi-e jo'eun jikjan-g'eul guhayeotda.
      She is well educated because of which she has got a good job.

    Derived terms

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