임진조국전쟁
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (“twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592”) + 祖國 (“motherland”) + 戰爭 (“war”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [imd͡ʑiɲd͡ʑo̞ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [임진조국쩐쟁/임진조국쩐젱]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | imjinjogukjeonjaeng |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imjinjogugjeonjaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer? | imjinjogukchŏnjaeng |
| Yale Romanization? | imcin.cokwukcen.cayng |
Proper noun
임진조국전쟁 • (Imjinjogukjeonjaeng) (hanja 壬辰祖國戰爭)
- (North Korea) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
- (North Korea) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592
Synonyms
- 임진왜란 (壬辰倭亂, imjinwaeran) (South Korean form)