친권

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 親權, from (parent) + (power, authority, right).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chin'gwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chingwon
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'inkwŏn
    Yale Romanization?chinqkwen

    Noun

    친권 • (chin'gwon) (hanja 親權)

    1. custody, parental rights or authority
      법정에서 친권 모두 박탈당했다.
      Geu-neun beopjeon-g'eseo chin'gwon-eul modu baktal-danghaetda.
      He was divested of all parental rights by the court.

    Derived terms

    • 공동 친권(共同親權) (gongdong chin'gwon, joint custody)
    • 친권자(親權者) (chin'gwonja, someone with parental rights)

    See also