교육

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎育, from 敎 (“teaching”) + 育 (“cultivation”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)juk̚]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)육]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyoyuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyoyug
McCune–Reischauer?kyoyuk
Yale Romanization?kyō.yuk

Noun

교육 • (gyoyuk) (hanja 敎育)

  1. education
    그녀는 교육을 잘 받았기에 좋은 직장을 구하였다.
    geunyeo-neun gyoyug-eul jal badatgi-e jo'eun jikjang-eul guhayeotda.
    She is well educated because of which she has got a good job.

Derived terms
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