주인공

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): t͡ɕuˈingoŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 주인공

Romanization

Revised	juin-gong	transliteration	juin-gong
McCune–Reischauer	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.