범주

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 範疇, from 範 (“law”) + 疇 (“furrow”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 範疇(はんちゅう) (hanchū).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)md͡ʑu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)주]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?beomju
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?beomju
    McCune–Reischauer?pŏmju
    Yale Romanization?pēmcwu

    Noun

    범주 • (beomju) (hanja 範疇)

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