상권

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 商圈, from (merchant, commerce) + (area), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sanggwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanggwon
    McCune–Reischauer?sangkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?sangqkwen

    Noun

    상권 • (sanggwon) (hanja 商圈)

    1. an area of commercial dominion

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from (merchant, commerce) + (right), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?sanggwon
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanggwon
      McCune–Reischauer?sangkwŏn
      Yale Romanization?sangqkwen

      Noun

      상권 • (sanggwon) (hanja 商權)

      1. commercial rights

      Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 上卷

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      상권 • (sanggwon) (hanja 上卷)

      1. the first volume of a duology or trilogy