관행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慣行. From Japanese 慣行(かんこう) (kankō, “customary practice, tradition”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠nɦɛŋ] ~ [kwa̠nɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [관행/관헹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwanhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwanhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kwanhaeng
Yale Romanization?kwan.hayng

Noun

관행 • (gwanhaeng) (hanja 慣行)

  1. practice, custom
    관행을 따르다 ― gwanhaeng-eul ttareuda ― to follow a tradition

Derived terms
  • 작업관행(作業慣行) (jageopgwanhaeng, “work habits”)
  • 국제관행(國際慣行) (gukjegwanhaeng, “an international practice”)
  • 관행범(慣行犯) (gwanhaengbeom, “habitual criminal”)
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