헌병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 憲兵, from 憲 (“constitution”) + 兵 (“soldier”). Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵 (kenpei).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈhɘːnbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[헌:병]
Revised Romanization? heonbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? heonbyeong
McCune–Reischauer? hŏnbyŏng
Yale Romanization? hēnpyeng

Noun

헌병 • (heonbyeong) (hanja 憲兵)

  1. the military police
  2. a military policeman
  3. the gendarmerie
  4. a gendarme
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