강요

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 強要.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)요]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?	kangyo
Yale Romanization?	kāngyo

Noun

강요 • (gang'yo) (hanja 強要/强要)

1. coercion; pressure; extortion

   일본식 성명 강요 ― ilbon-sik seongmyeong gang'yo ― Sōshi-kaimei (literally Coercive Japanese-style name change)

Derived terms

• 강요(強要)되다 (gang'yodoeda)
• 강요(強要)하다 (gang'yohada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 綱要.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [강요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gang'yo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gang'yo
McCune–Reischauer?	kangyo
Yale Romanization?	kangyo

Noun

강요 • (gang'yo) (hanja 綱要)

1. outline; sketch