왜구

왜구

Korean

Etymology

The Sino-Korean reading of 倭寇.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[we̞ɡu]
• Phonetic Hangul[왜구]

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

Noun

왜구 • (waegu) (hanja 倭寇)

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