역할

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 役割, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 役割(やくわり) (yakuwari, “role”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeokhal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoghal
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏkhal
    Yale Romanization?yek.hal

    Noun

    역할 • (yeokhal) (hanja 役割)

    1. a role or part
      네가 떠나기 전에 네 역할에 관하여 브리핑을 하겠다.
      Ne-ga tteonagi jeon-e ne yeokhar-e gwanhayeo beuripin-g'eul hagetda.
      I will give you a briefing about your role before you leave.
      오십마리의 강아지들이 경기에서 역할을 펼칠 것이다.
      Osimmari-ui gang'aji-deur-i gyeonggi-eseo yeokhar-eul pyeolchil geos-ida.
      Fifty puppies will “play” in the game.
      2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

    Derived terms

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