아군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 我軍, from 我 (“our”) + 軍 (“troops”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡun]
• Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)군]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agun
McCune–Reischauer?	agun
Yale Romanization?	ākwun

Noun

아군 • (agun) (hanja 我軍)

1. our side's army; friendly forces

   사격 중지! 아군이다! ― Sagyeok jungji! Agunida! ― Hold your fire! They are one of us!

2. (by extension) ally; our side (someone in the same team or group)

Antonyms

• 적군(敵軍) (jeokgun)