역할

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 役割, from Japanese 役割 (yakuwari, “role”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹kʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [여칼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokhal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoghal
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkhal
Yale Romanization?	yek.hal

Noun

역할 • (yeokhal) (hanja 役割)

1. a role or part

   네가 떠나기 전에 네 역할에 관하여 브리핑을 하겠다.

   nega tteonagi jeone ne yeokhare gwanhayeo beuriping'eul hagetda.

   I will give you a briefing about your role before you leave.

   오십마리의 강아지들이 경기에서 역할을 펼칠 것이다.

   osimmariui gang'ajideuri gyeonggieseo yeokhareul pyeolchil geosida.

   Fifty puppies will “play” in the game.

   2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

• 역할놀이 (yeokhallori, “roleplay”)