열

Sino-Korean word from 列, from the Middle Korean reading 렬〮 (Yale: lyél).

the hanja entry at 列 for Sino-Korean compounds of 열

(military) file; column of troops, one behind the other


대

Sino-Korean word from 隊 (“group; army unit”).

ko-etym-sino

(military) army unit (of smaller size, from squad to regiment)

the hanja entry at 隊 for Sino-Korean compounds of 대


오

Sino-Korean word from 伍 (“troop of five soldiers”).

(military) rank of troops (row of soldiers side by side)

the hanja entry at 伍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 오


진지

진지를 구축하다


도장

(martial arts) dojang (place where martial arts are practiced)


군사

Sino-Korean word from 軍士, from 軍 (“army”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

ko-etym-Sino

(military) Specifically, a soldier of NCO or lower rank.


수입

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 手入(てい)れ (teire).


장군

→ Chinese: 姜棍 (jiānggùn)

Sino-Korean word from 將軍, from 將 (“leader”) + 軍 (“army”)


지대

Sino-Korean word from 支隊 (“military detachment”).


대기

(military) standing by/awaiting an order to mobilize


해외구매

Sino-Korean word from 해외(海外) (hae'oe, “overseas”) + 구매(購買) (gumae, “purchase”).


창포검

[t͡ɕʰa̠ŋpʰo̞ɡʌ̹m]

Sino-Korean word from 菖蒲 (“sweet flag, a kind of plant”) + 劒 (“sword”)

ko-etym-Sino

(history, weaponry) single-bladed straight sword used during the Joseon dynasty (often it a form of concealed weapon)


환도

Sino-Korean word from 環 (“rings (of the scabbard)”) + 刀 (“sword”)

(history, weaponry) single-bladed curved military sword used during the Joseon dynasty (much closer to Japanese wakazaki in appearance in real life)


운검

Sino-Korean word from 雲 (“"high" by status”) + 劍 (“sword”)

(history, weaponry) highly-decorated single-bladed curved sword used by the member of the royal guards during the Joseon dynasty


활

First attested as Late Old Korean 活 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 활 (Yale: hwàl).


스트레이트

[sʰɯtʰɯɾe̞itʰɯ]


토치카

Borrowed from Russian то́чка (tóčka), full term: (долговре́менная огнева́я то́чка (dolgovrémennaja ognevája tóčka).

(military) bunker, pillbox (gun emplacement)


솔

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 솔〯 (Yale: swǒl).
Displaced by 과녁 (gwanyeok), a nativized Sino-Korean word, as the general word for "target (in archery)".

(traditional archery) a target, especially one constructed by suspending a large piece of cloth between two poles


총통

[t͡ɕʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 銃 (“gun”) + 筒/筩 (“barrel, tube”).

ko-etym-Sino

[筒]]/筩" data-lang="ko" data-id="銃筒/筩">Sino-Korean word from 銃 (“gun”) + 筒/筩 (“barrel, tube”)


광검

Sino-Korean word from 光劍, from 光 (“light”) + 劍 (“sword”), calque of English lightsaber.

(science fiction, weaponry) lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)


짬

Clipping of 짬밥 (jjambap, “army rations”), referring to the amount of army rations one has eaten.

짬이 차니까 군 생활이 나아지기는 한다.

jjam-i chanikka gun saenghwar-i naajigi-neun handa.

It's true that army life is getting better because I've been rising in the ranks.

(military slang) the relative ranking or seniority of an army conscript, determined by how long he has served


빨찌산

Borrowed from Russian партизан (partizan).


대령

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“great”) + 領 (“colonel, officer”).

ko-etym-sino

[ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]

[ˈte̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]

(military) colonel; (in the navy) captain


병법

[pjʌ̹ŋp͈ʌ̹p̚]

Sino-Korean word from 兵法, with compound/genitive tensing applied.


전략

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ʎʎa̠k̚]


군단

로마 군단


사단

Sino-Korean word from 師團 (“military division”).


소좌

lieutenant commander
lieutenant commander

(North Korea, military) a major; lieutenant commander


소령

[ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]

(South Korea, navy) a lieutenant commander


방위군

Sino-Korean word from 방위(防衛) (bang'wi, “defense”) + 군(軍) (gun, “military”).

남아프리카 방위군

(military) national guard, defense force


전선

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹n]


전선

[t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰʌ̹n]

(military, also figuratively) front line


전선

[t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰʌ̹n]


전선

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹n]


방아쇠

[pa̠ŋa̠sʰø̞]

Apparently 방아 (bang'a, “mill, pounding mortar”) + 쇠 (soe, “iron, metal”).

af

방아쇠를 당기다


여단

Sino-Korean word from 旅團 (“military brigade”).


태극권

[tʰɛɡɯk̚k͈wʌ̹n]

[tʰe̞ɡɯk̚k͈wʌ̹n]


팔극권

[pʰa̠ɭɡɯk̚k͈wʌ̹n]


작전

[t͡ɕa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 作戰 (“to fight a battle”).


대원수

→ English: taewonsu

(military) generalissimo, grand marshall


돌팔이

돌— (dol-, “to wander”) + 팔— (pal-, “to sell”) + -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).
The original sense is possibly archaic, and a folk etymology now claims that the first element is 돌 (dol, “stone”), with the idea that a charlatan is someone who sells stones pretending that they are something else.

af

(military slang) a medical student drafted as an army physician, who is inexperienced and generally lacks medical expertise


땅크병

ttangkeubyeong (romanization)
땅크兵 (hanja)

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땅크병들의 투쟁관
ttangkeubyeongdeurui tujaenggwan
Hall for Tankers

(military, North Korea) tanker (member of a tank crew)


포수

(military) gunner, artilleryman, cannoneer


짬밥

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 잔반 (殘飯, janban, “leftover food, throw-away food”), in reference to the poor quality. Contaminated by 밥 (bap, “food”).

ko-etym-nativised

(military slang) synonym of 짬 (jjam, “seniority among army conscripts”)


고문관

United States Army Military Government in Korea

Sino-Korean word from 顧問 (“advice”) + 官 (“official”). According to the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, the slang usage derives from American military advisors during the American occupation after World War II, who were unable to speak Korean and generally perceived as incompetent.

ko-etym-sino

(military slang) a maladapted conscript, a conscript who cannot adapt to army life


폐급

Sino-Korean word from 廢 (“discard”) + 級 (“grade, level”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

(military) military supplies that should be discarded due to low quality

(military slang) a problematic army conscript, a conscript who causes trouble for others due to incompetence or malevolence


기수열외

Sino-Korean word from 期數 (“seniority, rank”) + 列外 (“exclusion”).

기수열외를 당한 병은 반말대우까지 받기도 한다.

gisuyeoroe-reul danghan byeong-eun banmaldae'u-kkaji batgi-do handa.

A soldier who has had his seniority ignored may even be addressed with impolite speech levels.

(military) a form of hazing in the South Korean armed forces, in which soldiers purposefully ignore the seniority of another soldier


나포

(military) arrest; seizure (of a neutral or enemy ship at sea)


이상 무

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 異状(いじょう)無(な)し (ijō nashi, “no abnormalities, nothing abnormal”). Equivalent to 이상(異狀) (isang, “abnormality”) + 무(無) (mu, “nonexistence”).

ja-r

(especially military) no abnormalities, all clear, everything is going well and normally


중장

[t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

(military) lieutenant general; vice admiral


신병

Sino-Korean word from 新兵, from 新 (“new”) + 兵 (“soldier”).


쌍절곤

ssangjeolgon (romanization)
雙節棍 (hanja)
雙截棍 (hanja)

[s͈a̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ɭɡo̞n]


점령군

jeomnyeonggun (romanization)
占領軍 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʌ̹mɲʌ̹ŋɡun]

Sino-Korean word from 占領軍, from 占領 (“occupation”) + 軍 (“army; force”).

(military) occupying force; occupation troops


편대

Sino-Korean word from 編隊 (“military formation”).

편대 비행

(military) formation (of warships, warplanes, etc.)


대대

Sino-Korean word from 大隊, from 大 (“large”) + 隊 (“unit”).

(military) battalion; (in the air force) squadron


전단

Sino-Korean word from 戰團 (“fighting unit”).


장병

[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 將兵, from 將 (“commander”) + 兵 (“soldier”).

(military) officers and soldiers considered collectively; military personnel


제원

포병 사격제원

제품 규격 및 제원

the product's specifications and quantified data

(manufacturing, military) numerical data


주라

吹哱囉○쥬라 부다

吹𠼱 츄라(吹𠼱)를 바로 불면 입이 기운들 관계(關係)헐가

1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “風物”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)^(NDL NLK), 外務省 edition, volume 3:

Conch horn: When a man blows directly into a conch horn, his mouth warps, but is it something to mind?

chywula chywula-lul palwo pwulmyen ip-i kiwuntul kwankyeyhelka

吹𠼱 쥬라ᄅᆞᆯ 바로 블면 입이 기우다 관계ᄒᆞᆯ가

1930, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “風物”, in 교린수지(交隣須知) (Gyorinsuji), 小倉文庫 edition, volume 2:

cywula cywula-lol palwo pulmyen ip-i kiwuta kwankyeyholka


찐따

(derogatory, military slang) cripple, someone who has the polio disease


오와 열

오(伍) (o, “rank of troops”) + -와 (-wa, “and”) + 열(列) (yeol, “file of troops”).

compound

오와 열을 맞추다


군기훈련

ko-noun

군기훈련 • (gun'gihullyeon) (hanja 軍紀訓練/軍紀訓鍊)

gun'gihullyeon (romanization)
軍紀訓練 (hanja)
軍紀訓鍊 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 군기(軍紀) (gun'gi, “military morale”) + 훈련(訓練) (hullyeon, “training”).


얼차려

[ˈɘ(ː)ʎt͡ɕʰa̠ɾjʌ̹]

얼 (eol, “(literary) spirit”) + 차려 (charyeo, casual imperative of 차리다 (charida, “to put in order”)): "put your morale in order". The wording is motivated by the nationalistic linguistic purism of the army. Normally, the Sino-Korean word 정신 (精神, jeongsin) would be used instead of 얼 (eol).

af

casual imperative of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">차리다</i> (charida, “to put in order”)

(military) punishment of a lower-ranking soldier, ostensibly to punish flagging morale but sometimes abusive (e.g. making them run laps)


가라

Probably from Japanese 空(から) (kara, “empty; false”).

가라 치다

보고서를 가라로 채우다

to fill the unit logbook by bullshitting

(slang, especially military slang) cutting corners; lying or exaggerating to cut corners


비닉

Sino-Korean word from 秘匿, from 秘 (“secretly”) + 匿 (“to go into hiding”).

ko-etym-sino

기도비닉을 유지하라!

비닉을 요하는 작전

operation which requires movements while concealed


깔깔이

(military) quilted coat (given to soldiers in winter)


착저

[t͡ɕʰa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹]

Sino-Korean word from 着 (“to attach; to contact”) + 低 (“low”).

(military) bottoming of a submarine (staying at the bottom of the sea to avoid detection)


전방

[t͡ɕʌ̹nba̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 前方 (“front side”).


군번

(military) serial number, service number


탄약통

[tʰa̠ɲa̠k̚tʰo̞ŋ]


공성전

gongseongjeon (romanization)
攻城戰 (hanja)

[ko̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]

(military) siege (military blockade of settlement)


하사관

non-commissioned officer
non-commissioned officer


보안사

Clipping of 보안사령부 (boansaryeongbu, literally “Security Command”)

clipping

(historical, military, South Korea) the Defense Security Command, a military intelligence agency within the Republic of Korea Armed Forces


사석

[sʰa̠sʰʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 射 (“shoot”) + 席 (“seat”).


포대

Sino-Korean word from 砲 (“artillery”) + 隊 (“group”).


군사연습

gunsayeonseup (romanization)
軍事演習 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 군사(軍事) (gunsa) + 연습(演習) (yeonseup).


응소

Sino-Korean word from 應召, from 應 (“respond”) + 召 (“convene”).

[ˈɯ(ː)ŋsʰo̞]

(military) reporting for duty; responding to a draft summons


응소병

[ˈɯ(ː)ŋsʰo̞bjʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 응소(應召) (eungso, “responding to a draft summons”) + 병(兵) (byeong, “soldier”).

(military) enlisted soldier; recruit; draftee


고참병

Sino-Korean word from 고참(古參) (gocham, “old-timer”) + 병(兵) (byeong, “soldier”).


궁시

Sino-Korean word from 弓矢, from 弓 (“bow”) + 矢 (“arrow”).


반곡궁

Sino-Korean word from 反 (“side”) + 曲 (“bent”) + 弓 (“bow”).


장궁

Sino-Korean word from 長 (“long”) + 弓 (“bow”).


현대 복합궁

ko-noun

현대 복합궁 • (hyeondae bokhapgung) (hanja 現代複合弓)

hyeondae bokhapgung (romanization)
現代複合弓 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 現代 (“modern”) + 複合 (“compound”) + 弓 (“bow”).


환목궁

Sino-Korean word from 丸 (“round”) + 木 (“wood”) + 弓 (“bow”).


활과 화살

[ɸwa̠ɭɡwa̠ ɸwa̠sʰa̠ɭ]

Of native Korean origin. From 활 (hwal, “bow”) + -과 (-gwa, “and”) + 화살 (hwasal, “arrow”).


가상적

[ˈka̠(ː)sʰa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 가상(假想) (gasang) + 적(敵) (jeok).

ko-etym-sino

(military and figuratively) imaginary enemy, virtual opposing force


사후

Sino-Korean word from 射侯, from 射 (“shoot”) + 侯 (“target”).


당파

Sino-Korean word from 鏜 (“tool for boring”) + 鈀 (“rake (weapon)”).

(martial arts) a type of long spear with a three-pronged tip


미채

Sino-Korean word from 迷彩 (“camouflage colour”). Compare Japanese 迷彩(めいさい) (meisai).

미채한 배

(military) camouflage; dazzle camouflage


붉은 군대

Bulgeun gundae (romanization)
붉은 軍隊 (hanja)

붉은 (bulgeun) + 군대 (gundae), likely calque of Russian Кра́сная А́рмия (Krásnaja Ármija).

calque

Кра́сная А́рмия


신기전

[ɕʰinɡid͡ʑʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 神機箭, from 神 (“divine”) + 機 (“machine”) + 箭 (“arrow”).


한판

Compound of 한 (han, “one”) + 판 (pan, “round, match”).

com+

(judo) ippon (single technique to end and win a match)


병졸

[pjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑo̞ɭ]


특수부대

Sino-Korean word from 특수(特殊) (teuksu) + 부대(部隊) (budae).


카투사

(military) Korean Augmentation to the United States Army; a corps of South Korean military personnel seconded to the Eighth United States Army


플뢰레

[pʰɯɭɭwe̞ɾe̞]

[pʰɯɭɭø̞ɾe̞]


병참

[pjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰa̠m]

(military) logistics (procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel)


병참장교

byeongchamjanggyo (romanization)
兵站將校 (hanja)

[pjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰa̠md͡ʑa̠(ː)ŋɡjo]

Sino-Korean word from 兵站 (“military logistics”) + 將校 (“officer”)

(military) quartermaster (officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel etc.)


일등병

ildeungbyeong (romanization)
一等兵 (hanja)

[ˈi(ː)ɭdɯŋbjʌ̹ŋ]


일병

일등병(一等兵) 일등병#Korean

(military) short for 일등병(一等兵) (ildeungbyeong)


이병

이등병(二等兵) 이등병#Korean

(military) short for 이등병(二等兵) (ideungbyeong)


병장

[ˈpjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]


사관

commissioned officer
commissioned officer


초병

[t͡ɕʰo̞bjʌ̹ŋ]


총탄

[t͡ɕʰo̞ŋtʰa̠n]


비무장 지대

bimujang jidae (romanization)
非武裝地帶 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 非武裝地帶, from 非 (“non-”) + 武裝 (“armed; militarized”) + 地帶 (“area”).


제공권

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡo̞ŋɡwʌ̹n]


취권

[t͡ɕʰɥiɡwʌ̹n]

[t͡ɕʰyɡwʌ̹n]

(martial arts) drunken boxing; drunken fist


등패

[ˈtɯ(ː)ŋpʰɛ]


특무상사

teungmusangsa (romanization)
特務上士 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 特務上士, from 特務 (“special duty”) + 上士 (“sergeant”).

master chief petty officer
master chief petty officer

(military, North Korea) sergeant major; master chief petty officer


원사

(military, South Korea) sergeant major; master chief petty officer


하사

petty officer first class
petty officer first class

(military) staff sergeant; petty officer first class; technical sergeant


무에타이

Borrowed from English Muay Thai, from Thai มวยไทย (muai-tai).


51구역

Osibil-guyeok (romanization)
오십일구역 (hangeul)

(informal, military, aviation, espionage, ufology) Area 51


가마마차

가마 (gama, “iron pot; oven”) + 마차(馬車) (macha, “wagon; carriage”)

compound

(North Korea, military) kitchen cart (used for long marches or camping)


전투식량

jeontusingnyang (romanization)
戰鬪食糧 (hanja)

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ntʰuɕʰiŋɲa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 전투(戰鬪) (jeontu, “battle; fighting”) + 식량(食糧) (singnyang, “food; provisions”).


휴대식량

hyudaesingnyang (romanization)
携帶食糧 (hanja)

[çudɛɕʰiŋɲa̠ŋ]

[çude̞ɕʰiŋɲa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 휴대(携帶) (hyudae, “handheld”) + 식량(食糧) (singnyang, “food; provisions”).

전투식량(戰鬪食糧) 전투식량#Korean

(military) synonym of 전투식량(戰鬪食糧) (jeontusingnyang, “field ration”)