국방

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 國防.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)k̚p͈a̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [국(ː)빵]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Gukbang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gugbang
    McCune–Reischauer?Kukpang
    Yale Romanization?kwūkpang

    Noun

    국방 • (gukbang) (hanja 國防)

    1. national defense
      국방부
      gukbangbu
      Ministry of National Defence; Ministry of Defence
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