주인공

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 主人公, from 主 (“chief”) + 人 (“person”) + 公 (“fair”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuinɡo̞ŋ]

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IPA(key)	[t͡ɕuinɡo̞ŋ]
Phonetic Hangul	주인공
Romanizations
RR	ju-in-gong
RR (translit.)	ju-ingong
MC	chuin'gong
Yale	cwuinkong

Noun

주인공 • (ju-in-gong) (hanja 主人公)

1. (theater, literature) The hero or heroine; the lead role.
2. (by extension) The central figure in any situation.