영장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 令狀, from (command) + (letter)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongjang
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngchang
Yale Romanization?yengqcang
South Korean
Standard Language
영장(令狀) (yeongjang)
North Korean
Standard Language
령장(令狀) (ryeongjang)

Noun

영장 • (yeongjang) (hanja 令狀)

  1. warrant (e.g. issued for an arrest)