친권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親 (“parent”) + 權 (“power, authority, right”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰink͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [친꿘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chin'gwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chingwon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'inkwŏn
Yale Romanization?	chinqkwen

Noun

친권 • (chin'gwon) (hanja 親權)

1. custody, parental rights or authority

   그는 법정에서 친권을 모두 박탈당했다.

   Geu-neun beopjeong-eseo chin'gwon-eul modu baktal-danghaetda.

   He was divested of all parental rights by the court.

Derived terms

• 공동 친권(共同親權) (gongdong chin'gwon, “joint custody”)
• 친권자(親權者) (chin'gwonja, “someone with parental rights”)

See also

• 양육권(養育權) (yang'yukgwon)