임진왜란

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (“twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592”) + 倭 (“(historical) Japan”) + 亂 (“disturbance”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imd͡ʑinwɛɾa̠n] ~ [imd͡ʑinwe̞ɾa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [임지놰란/임지눼란]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Imjinwaeran
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Imjin'waelan
    McCune–Reischauer?Imjinwaeran
    Yale Romanization?imcin.waylan

    Proper noun

    임진왜란 • (Imjinwaeran) (hanja 壬辰倭亂)

    1. (now South Korea, historical) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
    2. (now South Korea, historical) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592
      Coordinate term: 정유재란(丁酉再亂) (the final phase of the war)

    Synonyms

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