장군

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 將軍, from 將 (“leader”) + 軍 (“army”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?janggun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggun
    McCune–Reischauer?changgun
    Yale Romanization?cangkwun

    Noun

    장군 • (janggun) (hanja 將軍)

    1. The leader or commander of an army.
    2. (military) A general
    3. (janggi) to check
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Chinese: 姜棍 (jiānggùn)

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?janggun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggun
    McCune–Reischauer?changgun
    Yale Romanization?cangkwun

    Noun

    장군 • (janggun)

    1. earthenware jar
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