장군

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 將軍, from 將 (“leader”) + 軍 (“army”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [장군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	janggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	janggun
McCune–Reischauer?	changgun
Yale Romanization?	cangkwun

Noun

장군 • (janggun) (hanja 將軍)

1. The leader or commander of an army.
2. (military) A general
3. (janggi) to check

Derived terms

• 장군풀 (將軍–, janggunpul, “Korean rhubarb”)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 姜棍 (jiānggùn)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [장군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	janggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	janggun
McCune–Reischauer?	changgun
Yale Romanization?	cangkwun

Noun

장군 • (janggun)

1. earthenware jar