의존

See also: 의존하다

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 依存, from 依 (“rely on”) + 存 (“exist”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰid͡ʑo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [의존]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uijon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uijon
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭijon
Yale Romanization?	uycon

Noun

의존 • (uijon) (hanja 依存)

1. dependence
2. (grammar, of a noun) dependence on a modifier
   • 의존명사(依存名詞)

     uijonmyeongsa

     a dependent noun; a noun that cannot appear alone, but requires a preceding determiner, verb, or adjective

Derived terms

• 의존(依存)하다 (uijonhada)
• 의존(依存)되다 (uijondoeda)
• 의존적(依存的) (uijonjeok)
• 의존명사(依存名詞) (uijonmyeongsa, “dependent noun”)
• 의존증(依存症) (uijonjeung)