왜구

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 倭寇 (wokou)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waegu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waegu
McCune–Reischauer?waegu
Yale Romanization?waykwu

Noun

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왜구 (waegu) (hanja 倭寇)

  1. (historical) wokou, Japanese pirates that raided Japan's neighbouring countries in the Late Middle Ages
  2. (ethnic slur) Japanese person