약혼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 約婚, from 約 (“appointment”) + 婚 (“marriage”) (alternative form of 婚約).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠kʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [야콘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakhon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yaghon
McCune–Reischauer?	yakhon
Yale Romanization?	yak.hon

Noun

약혼 • (yakhon) (hanja 約婚)

1. engagement (promise to marry)

Derived terms

• 약혼녀(約婚女) (yakhonnyeo, “fiancée”)
• 약혼되다 (yakhondoeda, “to become engaged”)
• 약혼반지(約婚半指) (yakhonbanji, “engagement ring”)
• 약혼식(約婚式) (yakhonsik, “engagement ceremony”)
• 약혼자(約婚者) (yakhonja, “fiancé”)
• 약혼하다 (yakhonhada, “to become engaged”)

 

See also

• 혼약 (婚約, honyak, “engagement, betrothal”)

Further reading

• 약혼 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.