귀환

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 歸還, from 歸 (“return”) + 還 (“return”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)βwa̠n] ~ [ˈky(ː)βwa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)환]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwihwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwihwan
    McCune–Reischauer?kwihwan
    Yale Romanization?kwīhwan

    Noun

    귀환 • (gwihwan) (hanja 歸還)

    1. return home

    Derived terms

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