Korean

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Etymology

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강간(强姦) (ganggan) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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강간하다 (gangganhada) (infinitive 강간해 or 강간하여, sequential 강간하니)

  1. (transitive) to rape
    Synonym: 성폭행(性暴行)하다 (seongpokhaenghada)

Conjugation

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