보호

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 보호하다
Passive 보호되다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 保護, from 保 (“preserving”) + 護 (“protecting”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)βo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)호]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?boho
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?boho
    McCune–Reischauer?poho
    Yale Romanization?pōho

    Noun

    보호 • (boho) (hanja 保護)

    1. protection

    Derived terms

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