왜구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 倭寇 (“wokou”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɡu] ~ [we̞ɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왜구/웨구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?waegu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegu
    McCune–Reischauer?waegu
    Yale Romanization?waykwu

    Noun

    왜구 • (waegu) (hanja 倭寇)

    1. (historical) wokou, Japanese pirates that raided Japan's neighbouring countries in the Late Middle Ages
    2. (ethnic slur) Japanese person
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