임진조국전쟁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (“twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592”) + 祖國 (“motherland”) + 戰爭 (“war”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [임진조국쩐쟁/임진조국쩐젱]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?imjinjogukjeonjaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?imjinjogugjeonjaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?imjinjogukchŏnjaeng
    Yale Romanization?imcin.cokwukcen.cayng

    Proper noun

    임진조국전쟁 • (Imjinjogukjeonjaeng) (hanja 壬辰祖國戰爭)

    1. (North Korea) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
    2. (North Korea) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592

    Synonyms

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