역할

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 役割, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 役割(やくわり) (yakuwari, “role”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹kʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [여칼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokhal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoghal
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkhal
Yale Romanization?	yek.hal

Noun

역할 • (yeokhal) (hanja 役割)

1. a role or part

   네가 떠나기 전에 네 역할에 관하여 브리핑을 하겠다.

   ne-ga tteonagi jeon-e ne yeokhar-e gwanhayeo beuriping-eul hagetda.

   I will give you a briefing about your role before you leave.

   오십마리의 강아지들이 경기에서 역할을 펼칠 것이다.

   osimmari-ui gang'aji-deur-i gyeonggi-eseo yeokhar-eul pyeolchil geos-ida.

   Fifty puppies will “play” in the game.

   2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

• 역할놀이 (役割—, yeokhallori, “roleplay”)