여권

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 旅券, from 旅 (“travel”) + 券 (“contract, ticket, voucher”), with compound/genitive tensing applied, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 旅券(りょけん) (ryoken).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeogwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeogwon
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?yeqkwen

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		여권(旅券) (yeogwon)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		려권(旅券) (ryeogwon)

    여권 • (yeogwon) (hanja 旅券)

    1. passport
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 與圈, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)k͈wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)꿘]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeogwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeogwon
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?yēqkwen

    Noun

    여권 • (yeogwon) (hanja 與圈)

    1. (politics) (the sphere of) the ruling party
      Antonym: 야권(野圈) (yagwon)
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