요해

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 료해 (ryohae) (North Korea)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 了解

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)ɦɛ] ~ [ˈjo(ː)ɦe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yohae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yohae
    McCune–Reischauer?yohae
    Yale Romanization?yōhay

    Noun

    요해 • (yohae) (hanja 了解)

    1. comprehension; understanding

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • 요해하다 (yohaehada)