우범

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 虞 (“concern”) + 犯 (“crime, violation”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ubeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ubeom
McCune–Reischauer?ubŏm
Yale Romanization?wupem

Noun

우범 • (ubeom) (hanja 虞犯)

  1. (attributive) likely to commit crime
    우범 지대 ― ubeom jidae ― crime-ridden district
    우범 선박 ― ubeom seonbak ― ship likely involved in smuggling
    우범소년 ― ubeomsonyeon ― status offender (literally, “crime-likely minor”)
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