국민학교

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国(こく)民(みん)学(がっ)校(こう) (kokumingakkō), which substituted 소학교 (小學校, sohakgyo) between 1941-1947. Replaced by 초등학교 (chodeunghakgyo) in 1996 in order to liquidate remnants of colonial and militaristic influence by Japanese empire.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋminɦa̠k̚k͈jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁민학꾜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gungminhakgyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugminhaggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kungminhakkyo
Yale Romanization?	kwukmin.hak.kyo

Noun

국민학교 • (gungminhakgyo) (hanja 國民學校)

1. (South Korea, historical) elementary school

Synonyms

• 초등학교 (chodeunghakgyo)