윤곽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 輪廓 (contour, outline).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yun'gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yungwag
McCune–Reischauer?yun'gwak
Yale Romanization?yunkwak
South Korean
Standard Language
윤곽 (Yun'gwak)
North Korean
Standard Language
륜곽 (Ryun'gwak)

Noun

윤곽 (yun'gwak) (hanja 輪廓)

  1. outline, profile, silhouette (of a face, an image, etc.)
    Synonyms: 아웃라인 (autrain), 실루엣 (silluet)
    • 2015 December 30, ““크게 쉬고 먹었다”…울진 성류굴은 신라인들의 휴양지”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:
      확대된 글자 사진 '()' '()' '()' 글자 윤곽 뚜렷이 보인다.
      Hwakdae-doen geulja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geulja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.
      The outline of the three characters , , and are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.
  2. contours, outlines (of an event, etc.)
    • 2017 February 19, “'北남성 주도·독극물제조→외국여성 실행'…김정남 독살극 윤곽”, in yna.co.kr, Yonhap News Agency:
      김정은 북한 노동당 위원장 이복형 암살 사건에서 약학 전공한 북한 국적 용의자 검거되면서 미궁 빠져 있던 이번 사건 윤곽 조금씩 드러나고 있다.
      Gim-jeong'eun bukHan nodongdang wiwonjang-ui ibokhyeong amsal sageon-eseo yakhag-eul jeon'gong-han bukHan gukjeog-ui yong'uija-ga geomgeo-doemyeonseo migung-e ppajeo itdeon ibeon sageon-ui yun'gwag-i jogeumssik deureonago itda.
      With the arrest of a suspect of North Korean nationality who had majored in pharmacology in relation to North Korean Workers' Party Secretary Kim Jong-un's assassination of his half-brother, the outlines of this incident, which had been hitherto unclear, are slowly emerging.
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