성폭행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性暴行.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋpʰo̞kʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋpʰo̞kʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)포캥/성(ː)포켕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongpokhaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongpoghaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngp'okhaeng
Yale Romanization?	sēngphok.hayng

Noun

성폭행 • (seongpokhaeng) (hanja 性暴行)

1. rape

Synonyms

• 강간 (ganggan)