약혼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 約婚

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠kʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [야콘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakhon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yaghon
McCune–Reischauer?	yakhon
Yale Romanization?	yak.hon

Noun

약혼 • (yakhon) (hanja 約婚)

1. engagement (promise to marry)

Derived terms

• 약혼하다 (yakhonhada, “to become engaged”)
• 약혼되다 (yakhondoeda, “to become engaged”)
• 약혼반지 (約婚半指, yakhonbanji, “engagement ring”)
• 약혼식 (約婚式, yakhonsik, “engagement ceremony”)
• 약혼자 (約婚者, yakhonja, “fiancé; fiancée”)