약속

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 約束, from 約 (“treaty, agreement, covenant”) + 束 (“bind, control, restrain”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ks͈o̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [약쏙]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yaksok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yagsog
McCune–Reischauer?	yaksok
Yale Romanization?	yak.sok

Noun

약속 • (yaksok) (hanja 約束)

1. promise
2. appointment; engagement

Derived terms

• 약속하다 (約束—, yaksokhada, “to promise”)
• 약속되다 (約束—, yaksokdoeda, “to be agreed”)