공무원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 公務員, from 公 (“public”) + 務 (“work”) + 員 (“personnel”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋmuwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [공무원]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongmuwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongmuwon
McCune–Reischauer?	kongmuwŏn
Yale Romanization?	kongmuwen

Noun

공무원 • (gongmuwon) (hanja 公務員)

1. A public official.

Derived terms

• 공무원증 (公務員證, gongmuwonjeung, “public official ID badge”)