윤곽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 輪廓 (contour, outline).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yun'gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yungwag
McCune–Reischauer?yun'gwak
Yale Romanization?yunkwak
South Korean
Standard Language
윤곽 (yun'gwak)
North Korean
Standard Language
륜곽 (ryun'gwak)

Noun

윤곽 • (yun'gwak) (hanja 輪廓)

  1. outline, profile, silhouette (of a face, an image, etc.)
    Synonyms: 아웃라인 (autrain), 실루엣 (silluet)
    • 2015 December 30, ““크게 쉬고 먹었다”…울진 성류굴은 신라인들의 휴양지 [“keuge swigo meogeotda”…uljin seongnyugureun sillaindeurui hyuyangji]”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:
      확대된 글자 사진 '()' '()' '()' 글자 윤곽 뚜렷이 보인다.
      Hwakdae-doen geulja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geulja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.
      The outline of the three characters , , and are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.
  2. contours, outlines (of an event, etc.)
    • 2017 February 19, “'北남성 주도·독극물제조→외국여성 실행'…김정남 독살극 윤곽 [北namseong judo·dokgeungmuljejo→oegugyeoseong silhaeng …gimjeongnam doksalgeuk yun'gwak]”, in yna.co.kr, Yonhap News Agency:
      김정은 북한 노동당 위원장 이복형 암살 사건에서 약학 전공한 북한 국적 용의자 검거되면서 미궁 빠져 있던 이번 사건 윤곽 조금씩 드러나고 있다.
      Gim-jeong'eun bukHan nodongdang wiwonjang-ui ibokhyeong amsal sageon-eseo yakhag-eul jeon'gong-han bukHan gukjeog-ui yong'uija-ga geomgeo-doemyeonseo migung-e ppajeo itdeon ibeon sageon-ui yun'gwag-i jogeumssik deureonago itda.
      With the arrest of a suspect of North Korean nationality who had majored in pharmacology in relation to North Korean Workers' Party Secretary Kim Jong-un's assassination of his half-brother, the outlines of this incident, which had been hitherto unclear, are slowly emerging.
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