고문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 拷問

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞mun]
• Phonetic hangul: [고문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gomun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gomun
McCune–Reischauer?	komun
Yale Romanization?	komun

Noun

고문 • (gomun) (hanja 拷問)

1. torture (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony)

Derived terms

• 고문하다 (拷問—, gomunhada, “to torture”)
• 희망고문 (希望拷問, huimanggomun, “torture by hope”)