역

Korean reading of various hanja.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [역]

역 • (yeok)

1. (驛) (railway, subway) station
2. (役) theatric or cinematic role
3. (譯) translation
4. (逆) the opposite; specifically the converse
5. (域) (taxonomy) domain

역 (yeok)

1. 易: changing

   (eumhun reading: 바꿀 역 (bakkul yeok))
   (MC reading: 易 (MC yeH|yek))

2. 域: boundary

   (eumhun reading: 지경 역 (jigyeong yeok))
   (MC reading: 域 (MC hwik))

3. 役: wielding

   (eumhun reading: 부릴 역 (buril yeok))
   (MC reading: 役 (MC ywek))

4. 歷: passing time

   (eumhun reading: 지낼 역 (jinael yeok))
   (MC reading: 歷 (MC lek))

5. 亦: also

   (eumhun reading: 또 역 (tto yeok))
   (MC reading: 亦 (MC yek))

6. 驛: station

   (eumhun reading: 정거장 역 (jeonggeojang yeok))
   (MC reading: 驛 (MC yek))

7. 逆: to oppose

   (eumhun reading: 거스를 역 (geoseureul yeok))
   (MC reading: 逆 (MC ngjaek))

8. 譯: interpreting

   (eumhun reading: 통변할 역 (tongbyeonhal yeok))
   (MC reading: 譯 (MC yek))

9. 疫: epidemic

   (eumhun reading: 염병 역 (yeombyeong yeok))
   (MC reading: 疫 (MC ywek))

10. 力: strength

    (eumhun reading: 힘 역 (him yeok))
    (MC reading: 力 (MC lik))

11. 曆: calendar

    (eumhun reading: 책력 역 (chaengnyeok yeok))
    (MC reading: 曆 (MC lek))

12. 轢: creaking

    (eumhun reading: 삐걱거릴 역 (ppigeokgeoril yeok))
    (MC reading: 轢 (MC lat|lak|lek))

13. 繹: pulling out

    (eumhun reading: 끌어낼 역 (kkeureonael yeok))
    (MC reading: 繹 (MC yek))

• Within compounds and in North Korean usage, many of the above characters are read as 력 (ryeok).

• (Taxonomy) 생물 분류 (生物分類, saengmul bullyu); 역 (域, yeok, “domain”), 계 (界, gye, “kingdom”), 문 (門, mun, “phylum”), 강 (綱, gang, “class”), 목 (目, mok, “order”), 과 (科, gwa, “family”), 속 (屬, sok, “genus”), 종 (種, jong, “species”) ^{(Category: ko:Taxonomy)}