Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagwon

/ˈhæɡwɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: hag-won
IPA: /ˈhæɡwɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.

Example Sentences

"Geneho, whose bedroom faces the street, is attending a hagwon, a Korean tutoring program."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 학원(學院) (hagwon).

Inflected Forms

hagwons (plural) hakwon (alternative)

Phrases

cram school

Frequently Paired Words

cram school juku

Questions

How do you pronounce hagwon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæɡwɒn/.
What does hagwon mean?: A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
Where does hagwon come from?: Borrowed from Korean 학원(學院) (hagwon).

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