과녁

Korean

과녁 (gwanyeok)

First attested in the 18th century.

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 관혁 (貫革, gwanhyeok, “target (lit. to pierce the leather)”). Compare 관하다 (貫—, gwanhada, “to hit the target; to pierce”).

Displaced native 솔 (sol).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɲʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)녁]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gwanyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gwanyeog
McCune–Reischauer^?	kwanyŏk
Yale Romanization^?	kwānyek

과녁 • (gwanyeok)

target (e.g. for archery)
Synonym: 표적(標的) (pyojeok)

과녁을 맞히다 ― gwanyeog-eul machida ― to hit the target