건축

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 建築 (“architecture; construction”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 建築 (kenchiku).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)축]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geonchuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonchug
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏnch'uk
    Yale Romanization?kēn.chwuk

    Noun

    건축 • (geonchuk) (hanja 建築)

    1. architecture; construction

    Derived terms

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