기독교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 基督敎, from 基督 + 敎, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 基督教 (Kirisuto-kyō)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kido̞k̚k͈jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [기독꾜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gidokgyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gidoggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kidokkyo
Yale Romanization?	kitok.kyo

Noun

기독교 • (gidokgyo) (hanja 基督敎)

1. Christianity, especially Protestantism

Synonyms

• 그리스도교 (그리스도敎, Geuriseudogyo)
• 예수교 (예수敎, Yesugyo)

Related terms

• 천주교 (天主敎, Cheonjugyo)