약주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 藥酒, from 藥 (“medicine”) + 酒 (“liquor”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚t͡ɕ͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [약쭈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yakju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yagju
McCune–Reischauer?	yakchu
Yale Romanization?	yakcwu

Noun

약주 • (yakju) (hanja 藥酒)

1. (honorific) alcohol; drink (beverage)

Synonyms

• 술 (sul)