고해

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 告解.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ɦe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gohae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gohae
    McCune–Reischauer?kohae
    Yale Romanization?kōhay

    Noun

    고해 • (gohae) (hanja 告解)

    1. (Christianity) confession

    Derived terms