How do you say "scholarship" in Korean?

장학금

janghakgeum

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "scholarship" is 장학금 (janghakgeum).

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Pronunciation

This one reads as “janghakgeum”; native speakers clip the ending short, so avoid stretching the final syllable.

Writing and usage

장학금 is written using hangul. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

그는 해외 유학 장학금을 받았다.

geuneun haeoe yuhak janghakgeumeul badatda.

He won a scholarship to study abroad.

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How to remember 장학금

Link “janghakgeum” to the English word it echoes: an acceptance letter opened with shaking hands, and let that echo do the remembering for you.

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Questions about 장학금

How do you pronounce 장학금?

This one reads as “janghakgeum”; native speakers clip the ending short, so avoid stretching the final syllable.

Is 장학금 formal or casual?

장학금 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 장학금 written in Korean?

장학금 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as janghakgeum.

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"Scholarship" in other languages

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