간청

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 懇請.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)청]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gancheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gancheong
McCune–Reischauer?	kanch'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	kān.cheng

Noun

간청 • (gancheong) (hanja 懇請)

1. plea, entreaty

Derived terms

• 간청하다 (gancheonghada)