임진왜란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 壬辰 (“twenty-ninth year of the sexagenary cycle; the year 1592”) + 倭 (“(historical) Japan”) + 亂 (“disturbance”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [imd͡ʑinwɛɾa̠n] ~ [imd͡ʑinwe̞ɾa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [임지놰란/임지눼란]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Imjinwaeran
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Imjin'waelan
McCune–Reischauer?	Imjinwaeran
Yale Romanization?	imcin.waylan

Proper noun

임진왜란 • (Imjinwaeran) (hanja 壬辰倭亂)

1. (now South Korea, historical) The Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1598, one of the largest wars of the sixteenth century
2. (now South Korea, historical) More specifically, the first phase of this war that began with a major Japanese offensive in 1592

   Coordinate term: 정유재란(丁酉再亂) (the final phase of the war)

Synonyms

• 임진조국전쟁(壬辰祖國戰爭) (imjinjogukjeonjaeng) (North Korea)