Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 士官.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagwan
McCune–Reischauer?sagwan
Yale Romanization?sākwan

Noun

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사관 (sagwan) (hanja 士官)

  1. (military) commissioned officer

See also

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