개념

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 槪念, from 槪 (“overall”) + 念 (“idea”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɲʌ̹m] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɲʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)념/게(ː)념]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaenyeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaenyeom
    McCune–Reischauer?kaenyŏm
    Yale Romanization?kāynyem

    Noun

    개념 • (gaenyeom) (hanja 槪念)

    1. (philosophy) concept; general idea
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