강원도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 江原道, from 江 (“short for Gangneung city”) + 原 (“short for Wonju city”) + 道 (“province”), after the two major settlements in the province when the name was given in 1395.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋwʌ̹ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [강원도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gang'wondo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gang'wondo
McCune–Reischauer?	Kangwŏndo
Yale Romanization?	kangwento

Proper noun

강원도 • (Gang'wondo) (hanja 江原道)

1. Gangwon, Kangwŏn (a province of Korea)

   Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

   1. Gangwon (a province of South Korea)
   2. Kangwon (a province of North Korea)

Derived terms

• 강원도 포수(江原捕手) (Gang'wondo posu, “Gangwon poacher”)
• 강원 방언(江原方言) (Gang'won bang'eon, “Gangwon dialect”)

See also

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:

• 경기도 (gyeonggido)
• 경상도 (gyeongsangdo)
• 전라도 (jeollado)
• 제주도 (jejudo)
• 충청도 (chungcheongdo)
• 평안도 (pyeong'ando)
• 함경도 (hamgyeongdo)
• 황해도 (hwanghaedo)