광복절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 光復節, from 光復 (“restoration”) + 節 (“day”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋbo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [광복쩔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gwangbokjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gwangbogjeol
McCune–Reischauer?	Kwangbokchŏl
Yale Romanization?	kwangpokcel

Proper noun

광복절 • (Gwangbokjeol) (hanja 光復節)

1. National Liberation Day of Korea (August 15), a holiday in both North and South Korea, marking the end of Japanese colonial rule