약혼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 約婚, from 約 (約, “appointment”) + 婚 (婚, “marriage”) (alternate form of 婚約).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠kʰo̞n]
Phonetic hangul: [야콘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yakhon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yaghon
McCune–Reischauer^?	yakhon
Yale Romanization^?	yak.hon

Noun

약혼 • (yakhon) (hanja 約婚)

engagement (promise to marry)

Derived terms

약혼녀(約婚女) (yakhonnyeo, “fiancée”)
약혼되다 (yakhondoeda, “to become engaged”)
약혼반지(約婚半指) (yakhonbanji, “engagement ring”)
약혼식(約婚式) (yakhonsik, “engagement ceremony”)
약혼자(約婚者) (yakhonja, “fiancé”)
약혼하다 (yakhonhada, “to become engaged”)

See also

혼약 (婚約, honyak, “engagement, betrothal”)

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