주요

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 主要, from 主 (“chief”) + 要 (“importance”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕujo]
  • Phonetic Hangul[주요]
Revised Romanization? juyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? juyo
McCune–Reischauer? chuyo
Yale Romanization? cwuyo

Noun

주요 • (juyo) (hanja 主要)

  1. importance, primacy

Usage notes

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

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