의용군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 의용(義勇) (uiyong, “loyalty”) + 군(軍) (gun, “army”). See also Japanese 義勇軍 (giyūgun).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰijoŋɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [의용군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uiyonggun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uiyonggun
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭiyonggun
Yale Romanization?	uyyongkwun

Noun

의용군 • (uiyonggun) (hanja 義勇軍)

1. volunteer army, Freikorps, militia

   반공 의용군 ― ban'gong uiyonggun ― the anticommunist volunteer troops

See also

• 민병대(民兵隊) (minbyeongdae, “militia”)
• 민병(民兵) (minbyeong, “militia”)
• 관병(官兵) (gwanbyeong, “government army”)
• 의용병(義勇兵) (uiyongbyeong, “volunteer soldier”)
• 시민군(市民軍) (simin'gun, “Volkssturm”)