구속

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 拘束.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kusʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [구속]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gusok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gusog
McCune–Reischauer?	kusok
Yale Romanization?	kwusok

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	구속하다
Passive	구속되다
Causative	구속시키다

구속 • (gusok) (hanja 拘束)

1. arrest; detention
2. restriction; confinement

Derived terms

• 구속영장(拘束令狀) (gusogyeongjang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 救贖.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gusok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gusog
McCune–Reischauer?	kusok
Yale Romanization?	kwūsok

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	구속하다

구속 • (gusok) (hanja 救贖)

1. (Christianity) redemption

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 球速.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kusʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [구속]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gusok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gusog
McCune–Reischauer?	kusok
Yale Romanization?	kwusok

Noun

구속 • (gusok) (hanja 球速)

1. (baseball) pitch velocity