Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 強姦.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋɡa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganggan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganggan
McCune–Reischauer?kanggan
Yale Romanization?kāngkan

Noun

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강간 (ganggan) (hanja 強姦/强姦)

  1. rape

Derived terms

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