헌병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 憲兵, from 憲 (“constitution”) + 兵 (“soldier”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 憲兵(けんぺい) (kenpei).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)nbjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [헌(ː)병]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heonbyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonbyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?hŏnbyŏng
    Yale Romanization?hēnpyeng

    Noun

    헌병 • (heonbyeong) (hanja 憲兵)

    1. military police
      Synonym: 군사경찰 (gunsagyeongchal)
    2. military policeman
      Synonym: 군사경찰 (gunsagyeongchal)
    3. gendarmerie
    4. gendarme

    Usage notes

    In South Korea, the military police of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces was changed to 군사경찰 (軍事警察, gunsagyeongchal) due to negative connotations to the Kenpeitai under Japanese occupation.[1]

    References

    1. ^ 김귀근 (5 February 2020), “헌병 명칭 72년 만에 '군사경찰'로 변경됐다…관보에 고시”, in yna.co.kr‎[1], Yonhap News Agency, retrieved 31 December 2021
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