근력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 筋力, from 筋 (“muscle”) + 力 (“power, force, strength”). Cognate with Japanese 筋力(きんりょく) (kinryoku, “physical strength, muscle strength”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯʎʎʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [글력]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geullyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunlyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭllyŏk
Yale Romanization?	kunlyek

Noun

근력 • (geullyeok) (hanja 筋力)

1. muscular strength, physical prowess