육교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 陸橋 (“land bridge”). See also Japanese 陸橋(りっきょう) (rikkyō, “overpass”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [juk̚k͈jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [육꾜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yukgyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuggyo
McCune–Reischauer?	yukkyo
Yale Romanization?	yuk.kyo

Noun

육교 • (yukgyo) (hanja 陸橋)

1. pedestrian overpass, overhead walkway, footbridge

   Synonym: 횡단육교(橫斷陸橋) (hoengdanyukgyo)

   이 거리에는 육교가 없어.

   I geori-e-neun yukgyo-ga eopseo.

   There is no overpass along this street.

2. (geography) land bridge

Derived terms

• 베링 육교 (‒ 陸橋, bering yukgyo, “Bering land bridge; Beringia”)