개혁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 改革 (“reform”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    개혁 • (gaehyeok) (hanja 改革)

    1. reform

    Derived terms

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