문과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 文科, from 文 (“literature”) + 科 (“subject”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [munk͈wa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [문꽈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mun'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mungwa
McCune–Reischauer?	munkwa
Yale Romanization?	munqkwa

Noun

문과 • (mun'gwa) (hanja 文科)

1. liberal arts

   Coordinate term: 이과(理科) (igwa, “natural science”)