U+AD50, 교
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYO
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[U+AD4F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AD51]
굑굒굓굔굕굖
굗굘굙굚굛굜굝
굞굟굠굡굢굣굤
굦굧굨굩굪굫
괴 ←→ 구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (teach, doctrine).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjo(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(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

• (gyo) (hanja )

  1. (formal) a religion or faith
    Synonym: 종교(宗敎) (jonggyo)
Derived terms

Suffix

—교 • (-gyo) (hanja )

  1. Used to denote a religion or faith
    그리스도 (Geuriseudo, Christ) + ‎교(敎) (gyo, religion) → ‎그리스도교 (Geuriseudogyo, Christianity)
See also
Korean terms suffixed with -교 (敎)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (gyo)