종교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宗敎, from 宗 (“foundation”) + 敎 (“teaching”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ŋɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [종교]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jonggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jonggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	chonggyo
Yale Romanization?	congkyo

Noun

종교 • (jonggyo) (hanja 宗敎)

1. religion

   제1 추가 헌법은 종교·연설·언론·집회 및 청원의 자유를 보장한다.

   Je1 chuga heonbeob-eun jonggyo·yeonseol·eollon·jiphoe mit cheong'won-ui jayu-reul bojanghanda.

   The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

Derived terms

• 종교적(宗敎的) (jonggyojeok, “being religious, religiosity”)

Related terms

• 신학(神學) (sinhak, “theology”)