교

교	U+AD50, 교 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYO

Composition:

ㄱ + ㅛ

← 굏
[U+AD4F]

Hangul Syllables

굑 →
[U+AD51]

괴 ←	→ 구
교굑굒굓굔굕굖 굗굘굙굚굛굜굝 굞굟굠굡굢굣굤 굥굦굧굨굩굪굫

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 敎 (敎, “teach, doctrine”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjo(ː)]
Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyo
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyo
Yale Romanization^?	kyō

Noun

교 • (gyo) (hanja 敎)

(formal) a religion or faith
Synonym: 종교(宗敎) (jonggyo)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 敎 (敎) for Sino-Korean compounds of 교 (敎, gyo).

Suffix

—교 • (-gyo) (hanja 敎)

Used to denote a religion or faith
‎그리스도 (Geuriseudo, “Christ”) + ‎교(敎) (gyo, “religion”) → ‎그리스도교 (Geuriseudogyo, “Christianity”)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

교 (gyo)

Extended content

交 (交):
(MC reading: 交 (MC kˠau))
校 (校):
(MC reading: 校 (MC ɦˠau^H, kˠau^H))
橋 (橋):
(MC reading: 橋 (MC ɡˠiᴇu))
敎 (敎):
(MC reading: 敎 (MC kˠau, kˠau^H))
郊 (郊):
(MC reading: 郊 (MC kˠau))
較 (較):
(MC reading: 較 (MC kˠau^H, kˠʌk̚))
巧 (巧):
(MC reading: 巧 (MC kʰˠau^X, kʰˠau^H))
巧 (巧):
(MC reading: 巧 (MC kʰˠau^X, kʰˠau^H))
矯 (矯):
(MC reading: 矯 (MC kˠiᴇu^X))
僑 (僑):
(MC reading: 僑 (MC ɡˠiᴇu))
喬 (喬):
(MC reading: 喬 (MC kˠiᴇu, ɡˠiᴇu))
嬌 (嬌):
(MC reading: 嬌 (MC kˠiᴇu, ɡˠiᴇu, kˠiᴇu^X))
膠 (膠):
(MC reading: 膠 (MC kˠau, kʰˠau, kˠau^H))
咬 (咬):
(MC reading: 咬 (MC kˠau, ʔˠau))
嶠 (嶠):
(MC reading: 嶠 (MC ɡˠiᴇu^H))
攪 (攪):
(MC reading: 攪 (MC kˠau^X))
狡 (狡):
(MC reading: 狡 (MC kˠau^X))
皎 (皎):
(MC reading: 皎 (MC keu^X))
絞 (絞):
(MC reading: 絞 (MC kˠau^X))
翹 (翹):
(MC reading: 翹 (MC ɡiᴇu, ɡiᴇu^H))
蕎 (蕎):
(MC reading: 蕎 (MC kˠiᴇu, ɡˠiᴇu))
蛟 (蛟):
(MC reading: 蛟 (MC kˠau))
轎 (轎):
(MC reading: 轎 (MC ɡˠiᴇu, ɡˠiᴇu^H))
餃 (餃):
(MC reading: 餃)
驕 (驕):
(MC reading: 驕 (MC kˠiᴇu))
鮫 (鮫):
(MC reading: 鮫 (MC kˠau))
姣 (姣):
(MC reading: 姣 (MC ɦˠau, kˠau^X))
佼 (佼):
(MC reading: 佼 (MC kˠau, ɦˠau^X, kˠau^X))
噭 (噭):
(MC reading: 噭 (MC keu^H))
憍 (憍):
(MC reading: 憍 (MC kˠiᴇu, kʰˠiᴇu))
鄗 (鄗):
(MC reading: 鄗 (MC kʰˠau, ɦɑu^X, hɑk̚))
嘐 (嘐):
(MC reading: 嘐 (MC kˠau, hˠau))
嘄 (嘄):
(MC reading: 嘄)
嚙 (嚙):
(MC reading: 嚙)
撟 (撟):
(MC reading: 撟 (MC kˠiᴇu, kˠiᴇu^X))
晈 (晈):
(MC reading: 晈 (MC keu^X))
暞 (暞):
(MC reading: 暞)
榷 (榷):
(MC reading: 榷 (MC kˠʌk̚))
磽 (磽):
(MC reading: 磽 (MC kʰˠau, kʰeu^X, ŋˠau^H))
窖 (窖):
(MC reading: 窖 (MC kˠau^H))
趫 (趫):
(MC reading: 趫 (MC ɡˠiᴇu, kʰˠiᴇu))
蹻 (蹻):
(MC reading: 蹻 (MC ɡˠiᴇu, kʰiᴇu, kˠiᴇu^X, kɨɐk̚, ɡɨɐk̚))
鉸 (鉸):
(MC reading: 鉸 (MC kˠau, kˠau^X, kˠau^H))
骹 (骹):
(MC reading: 骹 (MC kʰˠau, kʰɑt̚))
鵁 (鵁):
(MC reading: 鵁 (MC kˠau))
齩 (齩):
(MC reading: 齩 (MC ŋˠau^X))

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