감옥

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 監獄, from (to see, to oversee) + (prison)

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gam'og
McCune–Reischauer?kamok
Yale Romanization?kam.ok

Noun[edit]

감옥 (gamok) (hanja 監獄)

  1. jail, prison

Synonyms[edit]