장관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 長官, from 長 (“chief”) + 官 (“noble title”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)관]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggwan
McCune–Reischauer?changgwan
Yale Romanization?cāngkwan

Noun

장관 • (janggwan) (hanja 長官)

  1. a minister, a member of Cabinet

Derived terms
  • 부장관 (副長官, bujanggwan, “deputy minister”)
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