임진조국전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592) + 祖國 (motherland) + 戰爭 (war)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imjinjogukjeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imjinjogugjeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?imjinjogukchŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?imcin.cokwukcen.cayng

Proper noun

임진조국전쟁 • (Imjinjogukjeonjaeng) (hanja 壬辰祖國戰爭)

  1. (North Korea) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
  2. (North Korea) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592

Synonyms

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