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주요

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 主要, from (chief) + (importance)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juyo
McCune–Reischauer?chuyo
Yale Romanization?cwu.yo

Noun

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주요 (juyo) (hanja 主要)

  1. importance, primacy

Usage notes

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Generally used adnominally to mean "important" or "key", in phrases such as 주요 원인, "important cause."