근면

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 근면하다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勤勉.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)nmjʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)면]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geunmyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geunmyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭnmyŏn
    Yale Romanization?kūnmyen

    Noun

    근면 • (geunmyeon) (hanja 勤勉)

    1. diligence; industry
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