필요

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 必要.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰiɾjo]

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• Phonetic hangul: [피료]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	piryo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pil'yo
McCune–Reischauer?	p'iryo
Yale Romanization?	phil.yo

Noun

필요 • (piryo) (hanja 必要)

1. need; necessity

   그들이 이것을 필요로 할 때면 언제든지

   geudeur-i igeos-eul piryoro hal ttaemyeon eonjedeunji

   whenever they would need it

Related terms

• 필요하다 (必要—, piryohada)

Further reading

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