교

교 U+AD50, 교 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYO Composition: ㄱ + ㅛ ← 굏 [U+AD4F] Hangul Syllables 굑 → [U+AD51]

교굑굒굓굔굕굖 굗굘굙굚굛굜굝 굞굟굠굡굢굣굤 굥굦굧굨굩굪굫
괴 ←	→ 구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 敎 (“teach, doctrine”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kyo
Yale Romanization?	kyō

Noun

교 • (gyo) (hanja 敎)

1. (formal) a religion or faith

   Synonym: 종교(宗敎) (jonggyo)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 敎 for Sino-Korean compounds of 교 (敎, gyo).

Suffix

—교 • (-gyo) (hanja 敎)

1. Used to denote a religion or faith

   ‎그리스도 (Geuriseudo, “Christ”) + ‎교(敎) (gyo, “religion”) → ‎그리스도교 (Geuriseudogyo, “Christianity”)

See also

Korean terms suffixed with -교 (敎)

그리스도교

기독교

이슬람교

종교

천주교

크리스트교

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

교 • (gyo)

More information

1. 交: intersect

   (eumhun reading: 사귈 교 (sagwil gyo))
   (MC reading: 交 (MC kaew))

2. 校: school; educational establishment

   (eumhun reading: 학교 교 (hakgyo gyo))
   (MC reading: 校 (MC haewH|kaewH))

3. 橋: bridge

   (eumhun reading: 다리 교 (dari gyo))
   (MC reading: 橋 (MC gjew))

4. 敎: teaching; religion, faith

   (eumhun reading: 가르칠 교 (gareuchil gyo))
   (MC reading: 敎 (MC kaew|kaewH))

5. 郊: outskirts

   (eumhun reading: 들 교 (deul gyo))
   (MC reading: 郊 (MC kaew))

6. 較: compare; comparatively, more

   (eumhun reading: 견줄 교 (gyeonjul gyo))
   (MC reading: 較 (MC kaewH|kaewk))

7. 巧: skillful, ingenious, clever

   (eumhun reading: 공교할 교 (gonggyohal gyo))
   (MC reading: 巧 (MC khaewX|khaewH))

8. 巧:

   (MC reading: 巧 (MC khaewX|khaewH))

9. 矯: correct, rectify

   (eumhun reading: 바로잡을 교 (barojabeul gyo))
   (MC reading: 矯 (MC kjewX))

10. 僑:

    (MC reading: 僑 (MC gjew))

11. 喬:

    (MC reading: 喬 (MC kjew|gjew))

12. 嬌:

    (MC reading: 嬌 (MC kjew|gjew|kjewX))

13. 膠:

    (MC reading: 膠 (MC kaew|khaew|kaewH))

14. 咬:

    (MC reading: 咬 (MC kaew|'aew))

15. 嶠:

    (MC reading: 嶠 (MC gjewH))

16. 攪:

    (MC reading: 攪 (MC kaewX))

17. 狡:

    (MC reading: 狡 (MC kaewX))

18. 皎:

    (MC reading: 皎 (MC kewX))

19. 絞:

    (MC reading: 絞 (MC kaewX))

20. 翹:

    (MC reading: 翹 (MC gjiew|gjiewH))

21. 蕎:

    (MC reading: 蕎 (MC kjew|gjew))

22. 蛟:

    (MC reading: 蛟 (MC kaew))

23. 轎:

    (MC reading: 轎 (MC gjew|gjewH))

24. 餃:

    (MC reading: 餃)

25. 驕:

    (MC reading: 驕 (MC kjew))

26. 鮫:

    (MC reading: 鮫 (MC kaew))

27. 姣:

    (MC reading: 姣 (MC haew|kaewX))

28. 佼:

    (MC reading: 佼 (MC kaew|haewX|kaewX))

29. 噭:

    (MC reading: 噭 (MC kewH))

30. 憍:

    (MC reading: 憍 (MC kjew|khjew))

31. 鄗:

    (MC reading: 鄗 (MC khaew|hawX|xak))

32. 嘐:

    (MC reading: 嘐 (MC kaew|xaew))

33. 嘄:

    (MC reading: 嘄)

34. 嚙:

    (MC reading: 嚙)

35. 撟:

    (MC reading: 撟 (MC kjew|kjewX))

36. 晈:

    (MC reading: 晈 (MC kewX))

37. 暞:

    (MC reading: 暞)

38. 榷:

    (MC reading: 榷 (MC kaewk))

39. 磽:

    (MC reading: 磽 (MC khaew|khewX|ngaewH))

40. 窖:

    (MC reading: 窖 (MC kaewH))

41. 趫:

    (MC reading: 趫 (MC gjew|khjew))

42. 蹻:

    (MC reading: 蹻 (MC gjew|khjiew|kjewX|kjak|gjak))

43. 鉸:

    (MC reading: 鉸 (MC kaew|kaewX|kaewH))

44. 骹:

    (MC reading: 骹 (MC khaew|khat))

45. 鵁: grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

    (eumhun reading: 푸른 백로 교 (pureun baengno gyo))
    (MC reading: 鵁 (MC kaew))

46. 齩:

    (MC reading: 齩 (MC ngaewX))