시민군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 市民 (“citizen”) + 軍 (“army”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiminɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [시민군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simin'gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	simingun
McCune–Reischauer?	simin'gun
Yale Romanization?	siminkwun

Noun

시민군 • (simin'gun) (hanja 市民軍)

1. volunteer army, militia

Proper noun

시민군 • (Simin'gun) (hanja 市民軍)

1. (particularly) the armed protesters during the Gwangju Uprising

See also

• 민병대(民兵隊) (minbyeongdae, “militia”)
• 민병(民兵) (minbyeong, “militia”)
• 관병(官兵) (gwanbyeong, “government army”)
• 의용병(義勇兵) (uiyongbyeong, “volunteer soldier”)
• 의용군(義勇軍) (uiyonggun, “militia”)