관장

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 灌腸 (“enema”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanjang
Yale Romanization?	kwān.cang

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	관장하다

관장 • (gwanjang) (hanja 灌腸)

1. enema

Derived terms

• 관장약(灌腸藥) (gwanjang'yak)
• 관장제(灌腸劑) (gwanjangje)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 館長.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [관장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwanjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwanjang
McCune–Reischauer?	kwanjang
Yale Romanization?	kwan.cang

Noun

관장 • (gwanjang) (hanja 館長)

1. chief of a 관(館) (-gwan) – director; curator (of a museum 미술관(美術館) (misulgwan)); head librarian (of a library 도서관(圖書館) (doseogwan)), etc.