강권

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 強 (“to force”) + 勸 (“recommendation”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋɡwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)권]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganggwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganggwon
McCune–Reischauer?kanggwŏn
Yale Romanization?kāngkwen

Noun

강권 • (ganggwon) (hanja 強勸/强勸)

  1. forced or persistent recommendation (against one's will)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 強權, from 強 (“strength”) + 權 (“authority; power”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganggwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganggwon
McCune–Reischauer?kangkwŏn
Yale Romanization?kangqkwen

Noun

강권 • (ganggwon) (hanja 強權/强權)

  1. power; authority
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