주요

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 主要, from 主 (“chief”) + 要 (“importance”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?juyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?juyo
    McCune–Reischauer?chuyo
    Yale Romanization?cwu.yo

    Noun

    주요 • (juyo) (hanja 主要)

    1. importance, primacy

    Usage notes

    Generally used adnominally to mean "important" or "key", in phrases such as 주요 원인, "important cause."

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