방송국

Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 放送局 (hōsōkyoku).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋsʰo̞ŋɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangsongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangsonggug
McCune–Reischauer?pangsongguk
Yale Romanization?pāngsongkwuk

Noun

방송국 • (bangsongguk) (hanja 放送局)

  1. broadcaster; station