여권

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 旅券, from 旅 (“travel”) + 券 (“contract, ticket, voucher”), with compound/genitive tensing applied, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 旅券(りょけん) (ryoken).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [여꿘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeogwon
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkwŏn
Yale Romanization?	yeqkwen

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	여권(旅券) (yeogwon)
North Korean Standard Language	려권(旅券) (ryeogwon)

여권 • (yeogwon) (hanja 旅券)

1. passport

Synonyms

• 후조 (hujo) (Yanbian)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 與圈, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)k͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)꿘]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeogwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeogwon
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkwŏn
Yale Romanization?	yēqkwen

Noun

여권 • (yeogwon) (hanja 與圈)

1. (politics) (the sphere of) the ruling party

   Antonym: 야권(野圈) (yagwon)