역

Korean

여 역 엮 엯 연 엱 엲 엳 열 엵 엶 엷 엸 엹 엺 엻 염 엽 엾 엿 였 영 옂 옃 옄 옅 옆 옇
에 ←	예 →

Etymology

Korean reading of various hanja.

Pronunciation

• IPA: jʌk̚
• Phonetic hangul: 역

Romanization

Revised	yeok	transliteration	yeog
McCune–Reischauer	yŏk	Yale	yek

Noun

역 (Revised Romanization: yeok, McCune–Reischauer: yŏk, Yale: yeog)

1. (驛) A railroad station.
2. (役) A theatric or cinematic role.
3. (譯) A translation.
4. (逆) The opposite; specifically the converse.

Syllable

역 (Revised Romanization: yeok, McCune–Reischauer: yŏk, Yale: yeog)

1. 易: changing

   (eumhun reading: 바꿀 역)

2. 域: boundary

   (eumhun reading: 지경 역)

3. 役: wielding

   (eumhun reading: 부릴 역)

4. 歷: passing time

   (eumhun reading: 지낼 역)

5. 亦: also

   (eumhun reading: 또 역)

6. 驛: station

   (eumhun reading: 정거장 역)

7. 逆: to oppose

   (eumhun reading: 거스를 역)

8. 譯: interpreting

   (eumhun reading: 통변할 역)

9. 疫: epidemic

   (eumhun reading: 염병 역)

10. 力: strength

    (eumhun reading: 힘 역)

11. 曆: calendar

    (eumhun reading: 책력 역)

12. 轢: creaking

    (eumhun reading: 삐걱거릴 역)

13. 繹: pulling out

    (eumhun reading: 끌어낼 역)

Usage notes

• Within compounds and in North Korean usage, many of the above characters are read as 력 (ryeok).